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Dissertation and Clinical Scholarly Project Submission Guidelines: Submit to UMass Global Digital Commons Submission (EDD Students)

EdD Students: Next Steps for Online Submission

Digital Commons how-to:

All EdD students must post their dissertations in the UMass Global Digital Commons, an open access (public) database for the scholarly and creative work of University of Massachusetts Global's faculty, students, and staff. University of Massachusetts Global Digital Commons provides you with a permanent online home for your scholarship, inclusion in Google Scholar, and monthly statistics so you can gauge how much impact your research is having.


Follow these steps:

  1. Go to UMass Global Digital Commons and set up a new account via the My Account link at the top of the left sidebar (under the large banner image).

    Click on the My Account link to set up a new account

    Click or tap the image to view a larger version.

  2. Click Submit Research in the Author’s Corner on the left hand sidebar.
    Click on Submit Research in the Author's Corner and follow the instructions to submit your dissertation
  3. For EdD Dissertations, click on the Dissertations and theses link. 
  4. Follow the instructions on screen to upload your dissertation. Please make sure this is the library-approved version.

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