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Resolution

The Ohio State University Libraries Open Access Resolution
January, 2012

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(Adopted on 3/15/2012 by vote of the faculty of the University Libraries)

How to comply with the Open Access Resolution

Your publication agreement

1. Read your publication agreement. You may already have the rights you need to archive your manuscript!
2. If your publication agreement does not allow you to retain the necessary rights, talk to your publisher. For help, visit University Libraries OA Resolution - Rights Help.
3. If you cannot get the rights you need, request a waiver. For instructions, see University Libraries OA Resolution - Requesting a waiver. Note: Even if you request a waiver, you still need to submit your manuscript - it just won't be made openly available.
4. Sign and return your publication agreement.

Archiving your manuscript in the Knowledge Bank

Prepare your manuscript for archiving

• Add any necessary information to the manuscript, based on your publisher's requirements.
• We also suggest adding a statement such as, "This is a peer-reviewed manuscript version. The final version will be published in (journal name)."
• Make sure to read your publication agreement carefully and make any changes or additions to your manuscript before you submit, because files in the Knowledge Bank will not be changed once they are archived.

If you want to submit it yourself

1. Convert the file to PDF.
2. Log into the Knowledge Bank: https://kb.osu.edu/login.
3. Click the 'Start a new submission' link and choose the collection 'Research, Publications, and Presentations (Ohio State University Libraries).' Or, visit the collection home page (http://hdl.handle.net/1811/127) and click 'Submit a new item to this collection.'
4. Follow the steps in the submission process. For more detailed instructions, visit this page.

If you want help with submitting

Once you have prepared your manuscript for submission, email libkbhelp@lists.osu.edu. The KB staff can walk you through the submission process, or can submit for you.

After publication

If you would like to add the final citation to the metadata, or add a final, publisher PDF version after publication, contact libkbhelp@lists.osu.edu.

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