Nov 4, 2009

UP Open Scholarship Programme (openUP)

http://www.library.up.ac.za/openup/index.htm

The Open Scholarship programme is managed by the Open Scholarship Office in the Merensky Library on the Hatfield Campus. The contact person is Elsabe Olivier elsabe.olivier@up.ac.za.

The following four sub-programmes are in operation:
Mandated submission of research papers (openUP)
Mandated submission of theses and dissertations (UPeTD)
Collaboration with Dept Research and Innovation Support on the Research Report
Advice and facilitation of open access journal initiatives on campusUP Open Access


Mandates http://www.library.up.ac.za/openup/mandates.htm
The University of Pretoria supports free open access to the research literature for all researchers worldwide and takes responsibility for the dissemination of its own research outputs.

Research papers
In February 2009 Senate and the Executive of the University of Pretoria adopted a policy for the mandatory submission of research papers authored by UP staff and students.

Author Tools http://www.library.up.ac.za/openup/tools.htm

Submission Quick GuideThis guide provides you with all the necessary information to submit research papers to UPSpace

Addendum to copyright agreementFor negotiating with publishers on retaining some rights this document should be completed and sent to the publisher with your signed contract. This will only be necessary in those instances when the publisher does not allow archiving in our repository. A list of these publishers will be made available soon.

Accredited Open Access Journals (SA)A list of open access journals which are accredited by the South African Department of Education and which therefore qualify for subsidy.These journals are listed in one or more of the following:Web of Science Science Citation Index ExpandedWeb of Science Social Sciences Citation IndexWeb of Science Arts & Humanities Citation IndexIBSS Journal ListDoE List of Accredited South African Journals

Please contact your information specialist (Adrienne Warricker) with any queries.

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