At WilmU, students publish their dissertations in the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses database using the ProQuest ETD system.
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses provides access to and distributes dissertations and theses but is not a publisher in the same way that journal and monograph publishers are; therefore, the submission of an author’s graduate work to the ProQuest platform is different from publication in an academic journal.
Note: Each publisher/editorial board set their own policies as to whether the dissemination of a dissertation or thesis via ProQuest disqualifies the author from submitting a journal article or monograph on the same subject for future publication. Check publisher sites for publication policies.
According to ProQuest, most publishers do not consider a dissertation or thesis available through ProQuest to be a barrier to later publication as a journal article or monograph.
ProQuest provides a helpful explanation in this document, “How do I navigate different publication policies?” at this link:
ProQuest Dissertation Prior Publication Statement
APA has a guide to “Adapting a Dissertation or Thesis into a Journal Article” at: Adapting a dissertation or thesis into a journal article
