About us

The Sydney eScholarship repository collects and provides global access to University of Sydney research. With the exception of Higher Degree by Research theses, the Sydney eScholarship is a self-submission repository open to all University of Sydney researchers. For guidelines on how to use the repository, see the User Guidelines page.

Sydney eScholarship mission

To support engaged inquiry, openness and the sharing of research with the wider community.
To provide a platform to showcase the range of research produced by the University of Sydney’s community.
To assist researchers to comply with funder, publisher and university open access and data sharing policies.
To provide digital access to the University’s Higher Degree by Research theses.

Benefits of submitting to Sydney eScholarship

For authors

Share your research to a global audience
Increase the visibility of and access to your research through LibrarySearch and search engines such as Google and Trove
Satisfy the open access requirements of funding bodies including the ARC and NHMRC
Get a persistent identifier for your research. Each submission gets a Handle and a DOI can be assigned on request provided requirements are met.
Get statistical reports (downloads, page views) for your research

For faculties

Create a permanent record of faculty research
Showcase the research being conducted by your faculty, school, discipline or research centre in one place
Get statistical reports (downloads and page views) at a collection level

Support

Find the answers to common inquiries on the FAQ page.

Staff

The repository support team can provide advice on:

The repository submission process
Open access and data sharing policies from funders and publishers eg. ARC or NHMRC open access requirements
Sustainable files formats for items being submitted to the repository
Publishing research data, including descriptive metadata and licences
Determining what version of a published article/book can be submitted to the repository

HDR students