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What kind of work can you deposit in the Repository?

UPOU staff, faculty, and graduate students can deposit scholarly output which you have the permission to share and which you produced while affiliated with UPOU, including:

  • For the most part, journals allow preprints, postprints, or author's versions of journal articles. Check with your publisher what you are allowed to self-archive; when in doubt about whether you can archive a work that will be published in a journal, try checking out ⇗Sherpa Romeo,an online resource that aggregates and presents publisher and journal open access policies from around the world. 
    • Please note that many journals do not allow you to self-archive camera-ready versions or the publisher’s version (a.k.a version of record) of articles.
  • Reports and working papers
  • Presentations (e.g., slideshows, posters, videos)
  • Graduate theses and dissertations 
  • Other unpublished scholarly work


Works that need detailed review before being accepted for deposit

For detailed discussions of what you can and cannot (or should not) deposit, please see the following sources:



Can I upload someone else's work on the Repository?

Please only deposit your own work in the Repository. Unless you are one of a very limited number of high-level users who are allowed to deposit work on behalf of others, do not deposit work which you did not contribute as an author.



Who can have their work deposited?

All members of the UPOU community can have their works deposited in the Repository, but certain restrictions apply depending on your role and the type of work you wish to deposit. 


In the tables below, "Library"  refers to Library staff, including the University Librarian or the Repository Manager. 

The approval rules in the table may change over time; please contact the Library if you have questions about these rules and roles.


All UPOU staff 

  • All UPOU staff can directly deposit work.
  • Who will review and approve their deposit depends on their role at the University.
UPOU staffWhat can be deposited?Who should make the depositWho will review and approve
Regular Faculty, REPS, Professor Emeriti, Affiliate FacultyAll types of scholarly works listed aboveThemselvesLibrary (for basic technical compliance)

Other UPOU employees (RAs, non-academic staff producing research outputs )Head of Unit (Directors, Deans, VCs, Chancellor)

Library (for basic technical compliance)
Lecturers and Adjunct Faculty Dean, Faculty Secretary, Program Chair, or other official of the Faculty of Study for initial review

Library (for basic technical compliance)

Current UPOU students 

  • Graduate students can deposit all scholarly work to the repository; their work will be reviewed and approved by the Library. 
  • Undergraduate students can deposit only their undergraduate capstone project reports (e.g., BAMS MMS 200 Final Reports), and only if recommended by their adviser and endorsed to the Program Chair.
  • Once students have deposited their final theses, dissertations, or special project reports, they will be considered alumni and their submission rights to the Repository will be revoked.


Type of UPOU studentTypes of deposits allowedWho will submitWhat will they submitWho will review and approve
Current graduate studentsTheses and dissertations produced at UPOUThe student themselfSoftcopy of thesis/dissertation Faculty of Study  (FoS to decide which email addresses to use; e.g., Dean, Dean's Support, Program Chair, PC Support, FacSec, FacSec Support) 
Other scholarly generated while they were a student at UPOU (including reports of Special Projects and Special Problems)

Softcopy of the workAdviser or Program Chair
Current undergraduate and other studentsUndergraduate capstone project reports only

The student themselfSoftcopy of report; proof of endorsement by adviser or program chairAdviser or Program Chair must review and approve.


Other outputs by undergraduate and other students are ineligible for inclusion.



UPOU alumni   


Type of UPOU alumniType of deposits allowedWho will submitWhat will they submitWho will review and approve
Alumni graduate studentsTheses and dissertations produced at UPOULibrarySoftcopy of thesis/dissertation with the signatures of their panel and written confirmation that the student has allowed the work Library  for final checks
Other scholarly generated while they were a student at UPOUProgram Chair, but only upon request of student; approval is based on the date the work was created and when the alumnus was a studentSoftcopy of the work and a clear indication that the work was produced while they were a student at UPOU. (for discussion)Library for final checks
Research outputs produced outside the time they were at UPOU are ineligible for inclusion. 
Alumni undergraduate and other studentsUndergraduate capstone project reports onlyAdviser or Program Chair must deposit on behalf of undergraduate alumniSoftcopy of report with confirmation that the student has allowed the work to be shared publiclyAdviser or Program Chair must review and approve.

Library can assign the review to the Adviser or Program Chair, and then do Final Checks.


Other kinds of outputs are ineligible for deposit.



If you encounter any problems with the Repository or would like to request a feature, please file a ticket or email repository.mailer@upou.edu.ph





Endorsement from FEd, FICS, and FMDS given on 1 Dec 2021 meeting.