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1. Visit the ProQuest ETD Administrator website: www.etdadmin.com/calstatela.

1 1. Visit the ProQuest ETD Administrator website: First-time users: You will need to create an account and start your submission. Click on Sign up and get started today! (center bottom). Return visitors: Click on Log in (top right) or Already signed up? Log in (center bottom). 1

2 2. Create or continue your thesis/dissertation submission. First-time users: Fill in all required fields. You will be required to confirm the account at the address that you provide. NOTE: Use an address that you check frequently and that you will be able to access well after you graduate from Cal State LA. Fill in all the required information. 2

3 Return visitors: Click Continue Submission. Do not create a new submission! You may make changes to your submission, including replacing the PDF when you make edits to your manuscript. 3

4 3. You will be guided through each tab. INSTRUCTIONS Please review the instructions. If you have not already done so, you may convert your work to PDF using the PDF Conversion tool, linked on this page. 4

PQ PUBLISHING OPTIONS Select Type of Publishing ProQuest provides Candidates with two publishing options: 1) Traditional Publishing, or 2) Open Access Publishing PLUS.

5 PQ PUBLISHING OPTIONS Select Type of Publishing ProQuest provides Candidates with two publishing options: 1) Traditional Publishing, or 2) Open Access Publishing PLUS. See the Submission page for more information ( Select Publishing Options You have the option to allow search engines, such as Google and Bing, to discover your work. All candidates must select a publishing option. Doctoral dissertations will be available to the public regardless of the option selected. Do you want search engines to be able to find you citation and abstract through ProQuest? If you have selected Open Access Publishing PLUS, and you select Yes, search engines may also find the entire text of your thesis. 5

Yes for master s candidates who select Open Access Publishing PLUS and for all doctoral candidates.

After Please explain type, Material available on library website. 3. Your reviewer will make additional changes upon final review.

6 Access Options 1. I want my work to be available in ProQuest as soon as it is published à No for master s candidates who select Traditional Publishing, Yes for master s candidates who select Open Access Publishing PLUS and for all doctoral candidates. If No, select 1 year or longest period available. 2. Reason for delaying release to ProQuest à Select Other. After Please explain type, Material available on library website. 3. Your reviewer will make additional changes upon final review. Select 1 year or longest time available. If you have opted for Traditional Publishing as a master s candidate, please select No. Select Yes only if you have opted for Open Access Publishing PLUS or are submitting a doctoral dissertation. Select Other and type in the box: Material available on library website. 6

DISSERTATION/THESIS DETAILS 1. Title à Make sure this matches the title on your title page and abstract.

Check spelling and punctuation! 2. Advisor/Supervisor/Committee Chair à Add only the name of your advisor or committee chair.

The department chair should be listed last, unless they are also your committee chair.

7 DISSERTATION/THESIS DETAILS 1. Title à Make sure this matches the title on your title page and abstract. Use title case (Where You Capitalize the Major Words) or sentence case capitalization (Where the first word and proper nouns are capitalized). Check spelling and punctuation! 2. Advisor/Supervisor/Committee Chair à Add only the name of your advisor or committee chair. Typically, only one person s name should be listed. 3. Committee Members à List all other members of the committee. The department chair should be listed last, unless they are also your committee chair. NOTE: Please check and confirm the spelling of your committee members names! Make sure your title here matches the title on your manuscript. Use title case or sentence case capitalization. Do not use ALL CAPS! Department chair is listed after all other committee members, unless the department chair is also the committee chair. 7

8 PDF Make sure to open the PDF file of your thesis or dissertation and review the manuscript for errors before choosing the file for upload. You do not need to attach additional copyright permission documents. NOTE: You will return to this page ( PDF in the left-hand navigation) to upload revised versions of your thesis or dissertation as requested by your Committee or Reviewer. Select the PDF file on your computer that you wish to upload. 8

9 SUPPLEMENTAL FILES Do not upload supplemental files! We do not accept them via ProQuest. If you wish to submit media files, such as music or films, you may do so on a CD or DVD; please review the instructions and deadline for the Submission of Non-Print Materials on our website ( Do not upload supplemental files. We do not accept them via ProQuest. 9

4. Review each tab and make sure you do not leave any required information blank. NOTE: Candidates are not required to pay any fees in order to submit the thesis or dissertation.

10 4. Review each tab and make sure you do not leave any required information blank. NOTE: Candidates are not required to pay any fees in order to submit the thesis or dissertation. ProQuest offers several goods and services, such as Open Access Publishing PLUS, U.S. copyright registration, and hard copies of the thesis or dissertation, but they are all optional. Make sure to review the Submit page, even when revising your PDF! Without the completion of the steps listed on this page, your thesis or dissertation will not be submitted and will thus be unavailable to your reviewer. If your Submit page looks like this, you re not done yet! IMPORTANT! Make sure you have gone through all sections of the Submission Steps and have made all required selections. 10

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