I have submitted twice.First time I submitted I went out for a meal with my partner. Second time I submitted, we had a quiet barbecue with a few friends to celebrate the occasion.

You need to contact them asap. The best way to do it is call them.

As the other said, please don't cite your unpublished work.

Well, let;s put it this way: it's a good opportunity to see who cares and who doesn't. People's responses:

-Oh, really?
-I got no corrections when I had my viva.
-So, it really happens getting a result like this?
-What did your supervisor say about the result?
-I cannot imagine how it would feel being in your shoes.
-I wish you luck.
-Well, I know that it has also happened to (insert name of person here).

Some people get happy with other peoples' misfortunes.

Good news is that you can choose any methodology you like, as long as you justify your decision. Also, something to consider about: how original is your methodology? Can you use more that one methodology and comparatively study the results?

So, after keeping years of silence about receiving an R&R on my PhD viva, yesterday I broke the silence. I told people, not only from my department (I am sure that some may have gathered this already), but also, colleagues from other departments - I attend a conference right now, so I met many of them at the event. Frankly, I did not feel embarrassed about this result (I used to feel very embarrassed on the first year after the viva). I did my best, I resubmitted, and now waiting...

It is kind of therapeutic being honest with people instead of avoiding to discuss my PhD. Yes, I know, people will gossip behind my back, but you know what? I simply don't care any more. I am pleased with myself and that's all that counts.

Now, of course, this move of mine may close many future doors to my career plans; but as my supervisor once mentioned: in the end of the day, if you get your PhD, that's all that matters.

Why not apply for postdocs anyway? Nobody is stopping you. But word of advice: take one thing at a time. Somehow I am convinced that PhD's and post -PhD careers rarely go according to schedule. The key is to keep yourself busy. Do not afford to waste time. If you are in the wait process, try to publish as much as possible.

Good news is that it only took me about 20 days to drop my word count by about 30%, by tabulating parts of the thesis and moving content to the appendices and the footnotes. Can you not do something similar, if you have to? I could personally not afford to take risks, as if I did, I would have ignored my examiners' advice.

I had the same problem. When I first submitted the thesis I was only 2000 words under the word limit. My examiners made it clear that in order to make space for new material, I had to tabulate parts of the thesis and also place content into the appendices and footnotes. This is exactly what I did and when I resubmitted I was 4000 words under the word limit. My supervisor was definite that I should not pass the word limit no matter what . She was actually stressed about it and kept emailing me to check my word count, until the very last moment. She said that a year or so ago a 10% extra would be ok, but not any more (I study at a UK university and the policy of the word limit for doctorates is now very strict, after turnitin was introduced as part of the examination process). When, upon resubmission, I uploaded the thesis on turnitin (for the first time, as this was not necessary when I first submitted), the programme automatically counted the number of words of my thesis, for the count to be sent to the department, to be forwarded to the examiners together with the turnitin results. What is the policy of your department with regard to word limit? Are they flexible? Do you have to submit your thesis on turnitin? Also, bear in mind that turnitin has a 500 pages limit capacity. If you try to upload a text over 500 pages long, turnitin won't accept it. I don't know the policy of your university - they vary from institution to institution. I did well on my first viva, and the examiners didn't ask for a second viva, yet they still gave me 12 months for resubmission (which in fact became more like 24 months, because of personal issues). Basically at my university, after resubmission, the examiners will give me minor corrections (3 months) or a fail, there are no in-betweens.

Your supervisor or someone else don't see to see the paper. I was once advised by my advisor not to show my pre-published work to anyone, but journal editors, as information from pre-edited papers can be stolen! Yes, you can try high ranking papers and then if you aren't that lucky, try low ranking ones. If the worst comes to the worst, try some postgraduate papers.

I am not into social studies, but I am asking you: why not? Your PhD has taught you how to do and manage research. Doing market research would be doable if you get the experience that is required in the field. You simply need to know how to sell your skills to potential employers. There is one thing that the PhD life has taught me: if you don't ask, you don't get!

Hello all. As someone who had to do the writing up twice (because of a R&R verdict), I can share a personal little secret with you. The reason I had low motivation while writing up was FEAR. The fear of what if... what if I am making a huge mistake while writing this? What if the examiners don't like the thesis? What if the thesis fails? I got to overcome my fears (by becoming more confident and re-believing in myself) and I gained my productivity back.

Well, I am sure that you know what you are doing. A PhD is not simply a course or a degree, it's a lesson about life. You seem to score A+ in life decisions: you definitely know what you want, and you should definitely do as you feel. I wish you well, and good luck with your career.

Also, I forgot to ask: is there a chance you get a second masters instead of completing your PhD? You have done some work on this topic, you might as well get something out of it.

What does your supervisot say about you wanting to quit, if you don't mind me asking? Yes, there is no point of doing something you don't enjoy.