How to publish a publication in the Epsilon Open Archive:
- Register and log in as a user in the Epsilon system
- Enter data about your publication in a webb form.
and upload your document in PDF format.
1. Register in the Open Archive:
Please make sure you have access to your e-mail inbox during the registration process!
1. Go to the Open Archive. Click on Create account
2. Complete the registration form, giving your full name, a valid e-mail address, then choose a user name and a password. Please note that the Swedish letters å, ä and ö cannot be used. When you have completed the form, click Register.
3. An automated e-mail message is sent to the given e-mail address. The message contains instructions and a link that you must follow to activate your password. Please note, sometimes automatic generated e-mail can end up in the spam folder.
4. Follow the link given in the e-mail message in order to activate your password. Now your account is active!
2. Deposit an item in the Epsilon Open Archive:
1. Log on to the Open Archive.
2. Click on New item.
3. Select Publication Type and click on Next.
4. Attach file: Click on Browse to find the file you want to upload. Retrieve the file and click on Upload. You can also add more information about the file, for example an embargo period or a Creative Commons license. If you upload more than one file you could add a description, for example “Errata”. Click on Next.
Please note! The file name should have the format surname_firstnameinitial_date and åäö should not be included. Example: hallberg_a_090114.pdf for Åsa Hällberg who deposited her publication in Epsilon on January 14th 2009.
5. Fill out the form. Required information is marked with a star. Help is available for the different fields within the form. Click on Next.
6. Subjects – select at least one subject category that describes the content of your publication. You can find sub-categories by clicking on the plus sign to the left of the main categories. When you're done, click on Next.
7. On the last page you can deposit your publication by clicking on Deposit Item Now. If you want to check the information you’ve put into the form, click on Save for Later. If you then want to change something you click on Edit Item, make the changes and deposit the item.
When you have submitted your publication to the Epsilon publishing system a librarian will edit your entered data, before the electronic publishing. Depending on the current workload, and provided there are no problems, it should appear in the repository within the next few days. If you have questions about this you are welcome to contact us. Please note that we don’t swap files that have already been published.