My thesis format is a paper per chapter so I take on board your advice - having them published pre-viva gives weight. Thank you.

Does anyone have any experience of publishing PhD articles / chapters / papers before finishing. I'm finding it a burden to do so but I imagine it's a necessary one?

Supervisor 1 not available. Supervisor 2 around. Supervisor 3 email reads "I don't have time to look at your work". Supervisor 1 thinks I should finish by end of year. How??!! Hello all, btw. My first post.