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The time delay between submission of a thesis and Viva Voce is intolerable for students. This letter tries to draw the readers’ attention to the effect of choosing the right examiner, in order to reduce the Viva Voce delay.

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  • Bode, C., Ugwu, B., & Donkor, P. (2011). Viva Voce in postgraduate surgical examinations in Anglophone West Africa. Journal of the West African College of Surgeons, 1(1), 40–52.

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  1. Faculty of Humanities, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Mazandaran, Iran

    Hossein Yahaghi

  2. Faculty of Industrial Management, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Pahang, Malaysia

    Shahryar Sorooshian

  3. Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University Tenaga Nasional, Selangor, Malaysia

    Javad Yahaghi

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  1. Hossein Yahaghi
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Correspondence to Shahryar Sorooshian.

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Yahaghi, H., Sorooshian, S. & Yahaghi, J. Viva Delay. Sci Eng Ethics 23, 945–946 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-016-9795-9

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