Library Guides: Open Access Publishing and Public Repositories: UW Repository & Open Access Resolutions

UW Faculty Open Access Policy

As of June 1, 2018, the UW Faculty have adopted an Open Access Policy!

The implementation date has not yet been established. More information will be provided as details and processes are worked out.

Please see the UW Libraries' Scholarly Publishing & Open Access website for information about the policy and answers to frequently asked questions.

ResearchWorks: UW's Institutional Repository

The UW ResearchWorks Archive is the institutional repository hosted by the UW Libraries. Faculty, students, and staff can archive and/or publish the products of their research, including:

journal articles
data sets
dissertations and theses

Related Guides

HSL Writer's Guide
- Style Guides & Writing Support
- Deciding Where to Publish
Identifying Reputable Journals
- Avoiding predatory journals.
- Identifying reputable journals.
Data Resources in the Health Sciences
- Clinical & scientific data repositories
- Preserving & sharing research data
NIH Public Access Policy Guide
- Explains the process for submitting peer reviewed articles to PubMed Central.
- Explains the use of My NCBI to verify compliance.
Scholarly Publishing & Open Access Issues at UW