US copyright law establishes your rights as an author/creator.  For an overview, please refer to the Copyright and Fair Use library guide . The University of Arkansas Open Access Repository Policy (Academic Policy 1220.00) lays out your rights and responsibilities when you share your research, creative work, and teaching materials in ScholarWorks@UARK. Please review this policy and the author agreement before submitting your work.

When submitting materials into the repository, you may also choose to license your work for greater open accessibility.  For more information on licensing using Creative Commons, please see the guide linked below.

If you wish to submit a paper that has been published, please check your publishing agreement to find out which version – if any – you are permitted to post in an open access repository.

When you self-submit your materials, you will encounter a click-through author agreement.  If you choose to request a manual submission, we ask that you download and complete the Author's Agreement form below and forward it to uarepos@uark.edu along with the items you wish to deposit.