A maximum of four dissertations will be selected for publication by Springer Verlag . The series editor is C J van Rijsbergen. A total of twenty-seven theses have been selected for publication since the scheme began in 1990.
Publication also serves to provide a model for future students.
BCS and Springer Verlag together sponsor awards and an award ceremony for the chosen dissertations. The selection panel on behalf of CPHC consists of up to nine experienced computer scientists, not more than one from any institution, each normally serving on the panel for three years. Any dissertation is eligible which is submitted for a doctorate in the British Isles in what is commonly understood as Computer Science. It should be accompanied by the author's written agreement and by an assurance that within the previous twelve months the examiners have recommended to the author's institution that it merits a doctorate. An indication should be given if the dissertation is being considered for publication elsewhere.