03_articles.qmd

# Article-based Chapters {sec-articlechaps}

With the recent changes in thesis and dissertation formatting, BYU Graduate
Studies now allows students to insert journal or conference articles as chapters
into their thesis/dissertation document. If approved by the department, a
student in the College of Engineering may insert article-based chapters into
their document. To do so, the student must be a primary author. The formatting
of an article-based chapter must be fully consistent with the formatting defined
in this document with chapter, section, equation, figure, and table numbering
integrated accordingly. Article-based chapters must include a complete citation
and the following statement: "I hereby confirm that the use of this article is
compliant with all publishing agreements. "The paragraph below is an example of
how this could be done. It should appear immediately following the chapter
title.


This chapter is composed from a paper entitled "Really great research from a BYU
engineering student" published in the journal *Awesome Engineering*
[@StudentRP20]. I hereby confirm that the use of this article is compliant with
all publishing agreements.

## Some Additional Comments
The publication of a conference or journal article is a significant milestone
for a graduate  student and should be an objective for all students pursuing
graduate research in the College of Engineering. We encourage the use of
article-based chapters in theses and dissertations provided that it aligns with
the goals and objectives of the research. Articles, however, are often
constrained in length forcing the exposition to be more concise or narrow in
scope than may be desired for the intended audience of the thesis/dissertation.
For example, if an objective is to guide the learning of subsequent
graduate-student researchers, it may be beneficial to include additional details
or a broader discussion that may be more tutorial in nature. Often more results
from a wider variety of cases would be included in a dissertation or thesis than
would be possible in a journal or conference publication. Your graduate
committee will help guide your efforts in these matters.