Research Guides: Open Access at Washington University: 2. When possible, submit to repository

Options for WU authors - whenever consistent with the copyright agreement

School of Medicine authors: use Digital Commons@Becker.

Authors from Arts & Sciences, Law, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, School of Engineering & Applied Science, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, and Olin Business School: use Open Scholarship

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SHERPA's Fifteen Concerns and Clarifications about IRs
The rapid growth of institutional repositories and the possibilities they bring for enhanced dissemination and the use of published work has bought with it some uncertainties and misunderstandings. Listed below are some of the more common misunderstandings and some clarification of the issues
SHERPA/ROMEO Publisher's copyright & archiving policies

Alternatives to institutional repository

Some depositories and directories of repositories which are freely accessible to the general public

OpenDOAR - Directory of Open Access Repositories
Allows you to search for repositories by subject. OpenDOAR is an authoritative directory of academic open access repositories.
Registry of Open Access Repositories (ROAR)
The aim of ROAR is to promote the development of open access by providing timely information about the growth and status of repositories throughout the world. Open access to research maximises research access and thereby also research impact, making research more productive and effective.
Disciplinary repositories
This is a list of OA disciplinary respositories (also called central or subject repositories). Unless otherwise noted, they accept relevant deposits regardless of the author's institutional affiliation.
Self-archiving
On your personal or departmental web servers, blogs, etc.