According to the Code of Studies and Examinations of the Charles University and Article 13 of Rector’s Directive No. 6/2010, the 1^st Faculty of Medicine of the Charles University must publish, in the form of an electronic database, the texts of final theses, evaluations of supervisors and opponents, as well as records about the outcome of thesis defences. To meet these requirements, the dean of the 1^st Faculty of Medicine had issued Dean’s Directive No. 10/2010 (Rules of Registration, Submission, and Publication of Final Theses). These rules are formulated in a way that is designed to protect the intellectual property of authors.

Theses submitted for defense shall be made available to the public at least 5 working days prior to the defense at the faculty where the defense will take place.

The author of the thesis may upload a file with errata (corrections of typographical and minor errors) to SIS within 15 days after the defense.

After it is finalized in SIS, the text of the thesis is made accessible in the Digital Repository of Charles University. Standard deadline: 21 calendar days after the defense date.

The supervisor has an option for limiting the publication of the final thesis:

• by submitting a proposal for postponing the publication of the entire final thesis or thesis appendices by up to 1826 days after the thesis defence.

Application for postponing thesis publication or thesis supplementary material/s by up to 1826 days since thesis defence date

Submitted by: supervisor
Date of submission: at the very latest on the day of thesis defence (viva)
This pertains to theses which include yet unpublished facts of such nature that their publication in an electronic database that can be searched and copied may lead to a violation of authors’ intellectual property.
The application is granted or declined by the dean (or vice dean) of the faculty. Application outcome is registered in the SIS by the staff of Department for Science appointed to this task.

Application may be submitted

• Electronically using the SIS. Under heading Selecting a Thesis Subject, after clicking on the thesis in question, there appears a link to Thesis Particulars. In the upper bar, one should then see the option Applying for Publication Exclusions and Postponement of Publication. After clicking on this link, one should be able to see the particular forms. Applicants should pay special attention to justifying their application

• and at the same time as a written application submitted to the Department for Science.