You may be able to make your work publicly available by providing access to the peer-reviewed manuscript version (or post-print) after publishing your work in a subscription journal. More information about the different versions of journal articles is available on the UWSpace Guide. Your publisher will have a policy outlining how you are able to deposit your work; these policies may include restrictions on when you can deposit the paper (an embargo) and where (for example, not-for-profit subject and institutional repositories). For more information on what rights you have in re-using your work, see the Author rights guide.
What are the advantages?
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it’s free; you avoid Open Access article processing charges (APCs)
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it helps you meet Tri-Agency OA policy requirements
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your work will be accessible to and discoverable by everyone
How do I deposit in a repository?
UWSpace is Waterloo's institutional repository for the research and scholarship produced by its faculty, students and staff. A service of the Library, UWSpace provides researchers with a free, secure and long-term home for the presentation, dissemination and preservation of their research and scholarship. Using UWSpace, researchers can ensure their work achieves compliance with the Tri-Agency Open Access policy on publications.
Learn more about UWSpace, and follow the steps in the deposit your research guide to deposit your work.
You may also want to explore depositing your work in a subject-specific open access repository. A list of these repositories can be found in the Open Access Directory.