In some cases a PhD is formality. In many PhD programs you have to publish the equivalent of three peer-reviewed paper in your specialty. Getting these papers p

In some cases a PhD is formality. In many PhD programs you have to publish the equivalent of three peer-reviewed paper in your specialty. Getting these papers published knows you are doing something important and original and know the system. Sometimes these papers are just stapled together into a the thesis with a forward. Rebel types may forgo the title even though the meet all the qualifications.