10 Steps to Depositing Your Article in Purdue e-Pubs

Ideally, the decision to make an open access deposit of a scholarly article occurs before the publication agreement with the publisher is signed. When deciding where to publish your article, take the open repository policies of the publisher into account.

1. Research your publisher's copyright agreement at Sherpa/Romeo: www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo

a. If SHERPA/RoMEO shows that the publisher version or PDF of the article is permissible under the standard agreement, then make sure this language appears in the publication agreement presented to you.
               
b. If SHERPA/RoMEO shows that the "postprint" is permissible in open repositories, this means that the final reviewed manuscript may be deposited. Again, ensure this language appears in the agreement presented to you.                

2. Strongly consider using the Purdue Faculty Senate approved copyright addendum when publishing your article (www.cic.net/Libraries/Library/authorsrights.sflb). The addendum should be signed by you and returned to the publisher along with the publishing agreement for your article. The addendum explicitly permits you to deposit the final PDF version of your article into open repositories as long as access is embargoed for 6 months. Purdue e-Pubs allows you to enter access embargoes.

After publication/Depositing with Purdue e-Pubs

3. Open your Web browser to www.purdue.edu/epubs

4. If you haven't already done so, create a free account by clicking the "My Account" tab at the top of the screen.

5. Once your account has been created, choose "Submit Research" from the lefthand navigation bar.

6. In the list on the next screen, find the department, school, or center for which you would like to deposit your article.

7. Click the check-box next to the Purdue e-Pubs agreement. (More information about the agreement here: www.purdue.edu/epubs/help. NB: You will not need to transfer your copyright in the article to Purdue University.)

8. Fill out descriptive information about your article (title, author, keywords, etc.) on the next page.

9. Near the bottom of the form, find and attach the full text of your article and then select submit.

10. Your article will be entered into a queue for review by a librarian or a departmental administrator. You will receive a confirmation email when you article has been submitted and another with the link when it has been published to the site.

The Purdue University Libraries faculty and staff are available to assist during daytime library hours at epubs@purdue.edu.