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Research funding obligations
Find out about using your institutional repository to meet funder open access obligations.
Both the Australian Research Council (ARC) and the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) have open access policies designed to bring publicly funded Australian research to a worldwide audience. Your institutional Open Access repository, Swinburne Research Bank, is part of this process.
How to deposit your funded publications for Open Access
As soon as your paper is accepted in final form by the publisher, use our deposit form (login required) to send it to us, and give us your grant code.
The accepted manuscript is the final Word or LaTeX draft you sent to the publisher after peer review but without the publisher's formatting and logo. We will apply a coversheet with citation info and Copyright statements per publisher's requirements and convert to PDF format for hosting.
We will investigate and ensure compliance with publisher self-archiving policies as well as apply embargoes where applicable.
Want to find out more about open access?
The Swinburne Wiki has an Open Access for Researchers section (login required) that provides information, FAQs and handy links to helpful resources.
This Policy Compliance Decision Tree infographic supplied by the Australasian Open Access Strategy Group is also useful for explaining open access requirements for funded research.
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Have you checked out the Swinburne Research intranet?
Swinburne staff and researchers can find information and resources to assist with navigating funding, policy and ethical requirements on our dedicated research intranet.
Need help or more information?
Ask us a question or leave us feedback by emailing library@swinburne.edu.au or calling 1300 794 628. Alternatively, complete this form so our team members can get in touch with you.