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1. It is fine to just delay your online full-text, but the paper copies of your thesis must be open in principle. Only those who has the legitimate reason can apply for an embargo for their paper copies.
2. According to the "Degree Conferral Act (opens in a new window)," your reason for embargo must be legitimate. It is NOT your own will to embargo your paper copies. If your reason for embargo is not legitimate, your application might be returned from National Central Library, and you have to take the responsibility for yourself.
3. Since the Ministry of Education (opens in a new window) has indicated that "involving confidential information" should be related to "national defense secrets", if you apply for embargo due to "Industrial-Academia Collaboration Project Contract , Cooperative company agreements or other relevant agreements ", please choose the "Involving any legitimate reasons" and fill in your specify.  Follow the guide: https://lib.ntut.edu.tw/public/images/202562316146.jpg (opens in a new window)
4. From Academic Year 114 (inclusive), thesis embargo applications must be submitted before the degree examination, confirmed by all the committee during the examination, and endorsed by the reviewing authority. For Application for Oral Defense, publication access option cannot be changed once selected.
5. The application forms and the related document should be uploaded to the Electronic Theses/Dissertations System for the library review and be submitted to the library along with the paper copy of the thesis.
6. According to the Ministry of Education’s directive on the thesis/dissertation embargo mechanism, each embargo period shall not exceed five (5) years from the date of application. From the second application onward, approval must be reconfirmed by all original degree examination committee members or by the departmental (or institute) affairs meeting of the applicant’s original academic unit.

Contact us if you have any question: Pei-Ying,Yeh (ext.: 3114, peiying@mail.ntut.edu.tw)

1. Theses/Dissertations Embargo Application Requirements

[1]Starting from the 114 academic year (inclusive), students who wish to apply for an embargo on their thesis/dissertation must indicate the embargo option on the J1 Application for Oral Defense (opens in a new window)  or J7 Doctoral Degree Examination Application Form (opens in a new window), and upload a scanned copy of the fully signed and stamped form under Step 2 of the thesis system.

[2] As long as the evidence material shows the reason, any kinds of the document will be accepted. For more details about filling out the documents, please check out the information "2. Completion Instructions for the Document (opens in a new window)" down below.

[3] According to the Ministry of Education’s directive on the thesis/dissertation embargo mechanism, each embargo period shall not exceed five (5) years from the date of application. From the second application onward, approval must be reconfirmed by all original degree examination committee members or by the departmental (or institute) affairs meeting of the applicant’s original academic unit.

2. Completion Instructions for the Document

Application for Embargo of Thesis/Dissertation (opens in a new window)

 ● Download

※Both the forms for NTUT and NCL are required.

Go to our ETD System to download the application form (opens in a new window)

 ● How to apply?

(1) Complete the forms with signatures of the applicant, the advisor and seal of the head of the department/institute and  the department. Scan the forms along with the evidence materials and upload to Step.2 in the ETD System (opens in a new window).
(2) Submit the original copies and the evidence material to the library along with the hard copy of the thesis/dissertation.

(3) Upload a scanned copy of J1 Application for Oral Defense (opens in a new window)  or  J7 Doctoral Degree Examination Application Form (opens in a new window) ( fully signed and stamped form) under Step 2 of the thesis system.
(4) If there is any omission or lack of document, the application will not be accepted.

 ● Notice

Authorization Agreement (opens in a new window)(Copyright License Agreement)

 ● Download

Please print out the forms at "Step.3" in the ETD system (opens in a new window).
※If there is any mistake on the forms, please revise the information in the ETD System and print out the forms again. DO NOT revise the forms directly.
 

● How to apply?

(1) Complete the forms with signatures of the applicant and the advisor(Seal is not accepted.). Scan the forms and upload to Step.3 in the ETD System (opens in a new window).
(2) Submit the original copies to the library along with the hard copy of the thesis/dissertation.

 ● Notic

(1) The open access date on the agreement you uploaded at step3 must be the same as one what you selected at step2 in the ETD system (opens in a new window).
(2) If you choose “Other”at the Copyright License Agreement at "Step.2" in the ETD system, (opens in a new window) please mention 2 things below here, or your review will be returned: (a) open access date (more than 5 years); (b) the reason why you want to delay the open date.
(3) The agreement is generated from the system automatically. If there is any mistake on it, please modify the information in the system. DO NOT edit the agreement directly.

3. Open Access Date Alteration

Open access for paper copies (including the full-text for walk-in library use)

Please contact our library first. After you confirmed with the library, fill out 2 embargo forms again and submit to the library. However, embargo application can only be applied for once, according to our school's regulation.

Open access for online full-text

You can alter the open access date any time before our library reviews your electronic thesis. Once you passed the library review, please contact us for any modification.

If you have already finished the graduation procedure, please contact our library first and fill out "Application for Altering Electronic Thesis Authorization (opens in a new window)" to apply for any change.

4. Guidelines for Delayed Public Release of Theses/Dissertations

Approved at the Scool Meeting Held on September 10, 2019

Amended by the Scool Meeting Held on November 24, 2020

Amended by the Scool Meeting Held on May 10, 2022

Amended by the Scool Meeting Held on February 14, 2023

Amended by the Scool Meeting Held on October 21, 2025

Amended by the Scool Meeting Held on April 21, 2026

I. National Taipei University of Technology (hereinafter referred to as "the University") established the Guidelines for Delayed Public Release of Theses/Dissertations (hereinafter referred to as "the Guidelines") in accordance with the Degree Conferral Act to handle the delayed public release of theses and dissertations and to encourage academic circulation and sharing.

II. The theses and dissertations mentioned in these Guidelines refer to the doctoral and master's theses, dissertations, written reports, technical reports, or professional practice reports issued by the University according to the Degree Conferral Act.

III. The term "delayed public release" in these Guidelines refers to the theses or dissertations that involve confidential information, patent matters, or are not permitted to be provided on statutory grounds as mentioned in the Degree Conferral Act. Such theses or dissertations may be withheld or not provided for a certain period.

IV. These Guidelines apply to new students starting from the 2019 academic year or theses and dissertations that involve confidential or proprietary matters or are not permitted to be provided on statutory grounds, and if the student wishes to apply for delayed public release with the National Central Library or the NTUT Library.

V. Students who wish to apply for the delayed public release of their theses or dissertations, please follow the instructions below:

(1) Submit the thesis embargo application before the degree examination, attaching the “Application for Embargo of Thesis/Dissertation” along with supporting documents that correspond to the reason for the request.

(2)Each application may request an embargo of up to five years for both versions, and extensions must be applied for separately. For the second and subsequent applications, the procedure still requires confirmation from all original degree examination committee members or review and approval by the relevant departmental/unit meetings of the original department.

(3) The application form must be signed by the applicant, the advisor, and all degree examination committee members, and must be substantively reviewed by the department/unit head regarding the reason for the embargo. The relevant Authorization Institute section must then be stamped/endorsed.

(4) Please submit the application form with supporting documents to the NTUT Library Information Services Division for processing. Incomplete forms or those with no supporting documents attached will not be accepted.

VI. These Guidelines are announced and implemented after the approval at the NTUT Administrative Meeting. The same will apply to any amendments.

5. Contact

Librarian  Pei-Ying,Yeh (ext.: 3114, peiying@mail.ntut.edu.tw)

• Source:NTUT
• Date:2019-11-06