PhD thesis series in Architecture and the Built Environment
In the case that your thesis consists of chapters with multiple authors and separate reference lists, then these chapters will be presented separately next to the full thesis. In the case of a monograph, we will publish the thesis as one complete volume.
What we can do for you
Using the A+BE website we will publish an issue of A+BE dedicated to your thesis. We will disseminate your thesis in different ways:
Indexing
A+BE is registered at our national ISSN centre: the National Library of the Netherlands (Koninklijke Bibliotheek) under ISSN 2212-3202, and E-ISSN 2214-7233. Your thesis receives its own International Standard Book Number (ISBN) and a unique Digital Object Identifier (DOI) at no extra charge. We submit the metadata of your thesis to the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). Your thesis is typically within 1-2 weeks indexed in Google Scholar.
A little help, please
To keep costs down we ask you to layout your own work, using a special Adobe InDesign template. If you are not acquainted with InDesign we will teach you the basics of the program in about 1-2 hours to get you started. A graphic designer from Sirene-Ontwerpers will supervise the process and take care of the final editing/design. If you are not able to visit us in Delft or Rotterdam, we will contact you using Skype.
Production Costs (APC)
An average volume will costs around €2500 to produce. PhD candidates of TU Delft's Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment are exempted from paying this APC. Their costs are waived.
Be on time
Please understand that we need to plan work. Typically we start working with you 8 to 10 weeks before your defence. Even then we need to know in advance that you want to be included in the series. So, please contact us as soon as possible.
Rights
A+BE is an open-access publication series. Your work is published under the CC BY 4.0 licence. As an author, you will remain the owner of your work. You will keep your copyright. You can modify (parts of) your thesis, print or publish it somewhere else after you have published your book with us. You can share the files we provide you without asking for permission.
Citation style
A+BE prefers the American Psychological Association (APA) style.
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of book: Capital letter also for subtitle. Location, Country: Publisher.
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article.Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages.
When a PhD thesis is based on articles (typically co-authored contributions), we will accept these articles as part of the overall submission. In this way, we ensure that all contributors to the research receive appropriate recognition.
The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.
