5-Day Research Impact Challenge: Day 4: Open Access

Upload One of Your Research Outputs to OUR Archive. 

Why: Open access publishing makes it easier for more people to access and cite your work, which will increase your impact.

The Basic Challenge: Make a piece of your research Open Access by uploading it into OUR Archive

1. Check to see if there are any embargos or restrictions on your publication (check you publishing contract OR Open Policy Finder https://openpolicyfinder.jisc.ac.uk/  OR the journal website
2. Check that the piece of research is not already in OUR Archive by doing a title search.
3. Upload your Research: Follow the instructions below

Note: OUR Archive can only accept publications with one or more authors affiliated with the University of Otago

Written Instructions: https://www.otago.ac.nz/library/pdf/depositing_into_ourarchive.pdf 

The Advanced Challenge: Learn more about Open Access at Otago:

This is Open Access Week 2024 Presentation, featuring opportunities available at Otago University showcasing the Open Access Toolkit, green open access with OUR Archive, and the Open Journal Systems (OJS) service

Or watch a segment of the presentation:

OUR Archive: https://player.vimeo.com/video/1025279767 (11m 25s)

OA Toolkit: https://player.vimeo.com/video/1025257469 (11 m 35 s)

OJS: https://player.vimeo.com/video/1025283148 (18m 14 s)

Read and Publish Agreements

Learn more about Read and Publish agreements here  (Publish Open Access with no author processing charges - APC’s).