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Open Access Publishing and Public Repositories

Information on open access publishing, depositing health sciences publications in public repositories, copyright considerations, and funding agency requirements.

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

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