Scholarworks@UARK: Author Guidelines

Self-submissions in brief

Authors are encouraged to self-submit their works into ScholarWorks@UARK!  Self-submission is a quick process which allows you to include your metadata (keywords, funding statements, etc.) with your research objects.  Hopefully, this process eliminates or lessens the need for back and forth conversations with the libraries. 

When you submit materials to the repository, repository staff will get a notification of the entry and will review your submissions for errors or omissions.

Self-submission is available for all works other than Undergraduate Honors Theses, Graduate Dissertations and Theses, and Patents which have alternative online submission methods.

PLEASE NOTE : If any part of the work contains patent pending research, it should not be submitted to ScholarWorks@UARK until the title and abstract can be publicly displayed. Please contact uarepos@uark.edu with questions.

Want to self-submit but you don't find an available collection? - please contact us at uarepos@uark.edu

Requested fields for self-submission

To self-submit a publication:

1. On the Home menu on the ScholarWorks@UARK site, click submit your research.

Scholarworks home screen showing Submit your Research Button

 

2.  Find the location for which you would like to create a submission from the list provided.  If you have difficulty finding your intended location, feel free to contact uarepos@uark.edu for assistance.

3.  Login to the system. If you do not already have a login, you may create one.  See Do I need an Account? for information on creating your ID.

4.  You will be presented with the author agreement.  Please read the agreement and click your agreement in order to continue the process.

5.  Fill out the form with the following information.  Note that some fields are required. If you fail to answer those questions, any attempt to load a document will not be recorded.  You may format most fields using html tags.  Additional fields are listed and may be used but are not included in the table below.

Title (required) Please enter the title exactly as it is on the document you are uploading. 
Authors (required) Your information will be automatically entered as author.  If you would like to add an additional author, please search the author name and accept a name from the list.  If your co-author is not in the list, you may add their details in the form.
Document type (required) The default document type is an article.  You may select any of the other document types listed from the dropdown menu.
Publication Date (required) Put the original date of publication for items that have been previously published or presented and are available openly. For previously unpublished materials, submit today's date.
Keywords (required) Keywords will make your work more findable. Please select three to five keywords/keyword phrases separated by semicolons.
Disciplines Adding disciplines provides additional indexing for interdisciplinary works and are searchable on the left sidebar.  Locate appropriate disciplines from the left-side and move them to the right for them to appear on your list.   Click here to view the complete list of disciplines.
Abstract The abstract should be a concise description of the article. You have the option of pasting or typing the abstract into the text area of the submission form.
Embargo Period You may choose to embargo your work for a period of one year, 18 months, two years or three years.  Please look under the embargoes and removals tab of this guide for more information.
Additional files You may add supplementary files to your work by selecting the box.  You may select the files after submitting the completed form.
Upload file (required)

When selecting your upload option, the screen will change to show you a Browse button (also appears as "Choose File" in some browsers). Click that button and navigate through the files on your computer to select the article. The full text of your submission should be uploaded as either a PDF, Microsoft Word, or RTF file.

While the system allows you to select a link, the libraries do not accept linked only publications.  If you would like to submit an open access available article, please provide the content as a pdf.

Creative Commons License We recommend selecting a Creative Commons license for your content.  Select the appropriate license from the dropdown menu.

6.  Click submit.

7.  Load additional related files after selecting submit.

 

Document types

ScholarWorks will display a variety of works.  Please select the document type that best matches the work you are depositing.  Available document types may change dependent on the department or center associated with the work.

Article An article, typically the realization of a research paper reporting original research findings, published in a journal issue.
Article - Abstract Only For internal use only
Book A non-serial publication that is complete in one volume or a designated finite number of volumes.
Book Chapter A defined chapter or section of a book, usually with a separate title or number.
Book Review A written review and critical analysis of the content, scope and quality of a book or other monographic work.
Conference Proceeding Conference proceedings is the official record of a conference meeting. It is a collection of documents which corresponds to the presentations given at the conference. It may include additional content.
Data Management Plan A formal statement describing how research data will be managed and documented throughout a research project and the terms regarding the subsequent deposit of the data with a data repository for long-term management and preservation.
Editorial A brief essay expressing the opinion or position of the chief editor(s) of a (academic) journal with respect to a current political, social, cultural, or professional issue.
Essay A letter addressed to the editor and comments on or discussed an item previously published by that periodical, or of interest to its readership.
Image A visual representation other than text, including all types of moving image and still image.
Paper A paper, published within a conference proceeding, typically the realization of a research paper reporting original research findings.  A working or discussion paper circulated publicly or among a group of peers. Certain disciplines, for example economics, issue working papers in series.
Periodical For internal use only
Poster A display poster, published within a conference proceeding, typically containing text with illustrative figures and/or tables, usually reporting research results or proposing hypotheses, submitted for acceptance to and/or presented at a conference, seminar, symposium, workshop or similar event.
Preprint “Pre-print” refers to an original version of a manuscript that is submitted to a journal for publication, before it has gone through the peer review process.
Presentation A set of slides containing text, tables or figures, designed to communicate ideas or research results, for projection and viewing by an audience at a conference, symposium, seminar, lecture, workshop or other gatherings
Report A report is a separately published record of research findings, research still in progress, policy developments and events, or other technical findings, usually bearing a report number and sometimes a grant number assigned by the funding agency. Also, an official record of the activities of a committee or corporate entity, the proceedings of a government body, or an investigation by an agency, whether published or private, usually archived or submitted to a higher authority, voluntarily or under mandate. In a more general sense, any formal account of facts or information related to a specific event or phenomenon, sometimes given at regular intervals.
Research Proposal The protocol is a detailed plan of the research study including a project summary, project description covering the rationale, objectives, methodology, data management and analysis, ethical considerations, gender issues and references.
Response or Comment A letter addressed to the editor and comments on or discussed an item previously published by that periodical, or of interest to its readership.
Syllabus A document that outlines all the essential information about a college course. It lists the topics you will study, as well as the due dates of any coursework including tests, quizzes, or exams.
Technical Report A document that describes the process, progress, or results of technical or scientific research or the state of a technical or scientific research problem. It might also include recommendations and conclusions of the research.
Video A recording of visual images, usually in motion and with sound accompaniment.