How to self-archive your work

  • Please see 「岡山大学学術成果リポジトリ登録要項」(Japanese Language only) - guideline for the operation of OUSAR.
    Please check the Notes (留意事項)(Japanese Language only).

  • [1] Submit procedure by author
    • You can send your research output using the web form below:


      *Please upload "Accepted Manuscript", not the version laid out by the publisher ("Version Of Record").
      *Accepted Manuscript(AM) is the version of a journal article that has been peer-reviewed and accepted for publication, and includes changes made by the author during the peer-review process. Accepted Manuscript is "A" shown in the figure below:
      (Source: Hokkaido University Library ; Translated into English : Okayama University Libraries)

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        1-1. Send by Deposit Form
        (1)Go to the Deposit Form.

        (2)Enter「[System ID]@okayama-u.ac.jp」 and sign in.


        (3)Login with your Okadai ID and password.

        (4)The OUSAR Deposit Form opens, fill in the blanks.

      • Upload "Accepted Mauscriput".
      • Click "Upload Files", and upload your manuscript.
        Single file size limit is 100MB. When the file size is too large, please contact us.
      • Author's name
      • If you deposit an article on the auther's behalf, enter the author's name.
      • Affiliation
      • Enter your (author's) affiliation.
      • DOI
      • If the article has DOI, choose "Yes" and enter it.
        If the article don't have DOI, choose "No" and enter the publication information.
      • Copyright
      • When the article is published in an academic journal, the copyright of the article may be transferred to the publisher with Copyright Transfer Agreement (CTA).
        If the copyright have been transferred to the publisher, Okayama University Libraries investigate publisher's copyright policy.
        When your answer is "No" or "Not sure", you need to obtain agreements from all the co-authors.
      • License
      • Choose a condition to use the article.
        Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) [https://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/boai10/ ], a community of open access, recommends "Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)".
      • Note
      • If you have any other comments or questions, please fill in the blank. We will mail you back.

    • 1-2. Send by E-mail
    • ◆Please tell us about the work (specified below) and submit your work by email.

      *Please send "Accepted Manuscript", not the version laid out by the publisher ("Version Of Record").

      *Accepted Manuscript(AM) is the version of a journal article that has been peer-reviewed and accepted for publication, and includes changes made by the author during the peer-review process. Accepted Manuscript is "A" shown in the figure below:
      (Source: Hokkaido University Library ; Translated into English : Okayama University Libraries)

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      [Our Address]
      E-mail:libcat[at]adm.okayama-u.ac.jp

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      Title:
      Author(s):
      Publication Title:             Volume:       Issue:
      Publisher:
      DOI :
      Did (or Will) you transfer copyright of the work to others?
      □Yes □No
      Do co-author(s) consent to the self-archiving of the work in OUSAR and making it publicly accessible?
      □Yes
      License
      □Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
      □I choose other license :( )
      □I don't specify the license
      Other(Notes):

      I consent to the self-archiving of the work in OUSAR and making it publicly accessible.
      Name:       TEL :      E-mail :
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    • *Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) [BUDAPEST OPEN ACCESS INITIATIVE], a community of open access, recommends "Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)" license.

    • [2] Self-archiving procedure followed by University Libraries
      • - After Depositing the work in OUSAR, we will send e-mail to notify the completion of self-archiving procedure.

      [Inquiries]
      Infrastructure Group, Information Management Section, Okayama University Libraries
      Address: 3-1-1 Tsushima-naka, Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture 700-8530, Japan
      Tel: +81-86-251-7315 Fax: +81-86-251-7314
      E-mail:libcat[at]adm.okayama-u.ac.jp