Items may only be deposited by accredited members, academic staff, registered students, and employees of the institution, or their delegated agents.
Authors may only submit their own work for archiving.
The administrator only vets items for the eligibility of authors/depositors, relevance to the scope of the repository, valid layout & format, and the exclusion of spam
The validity and authenticity of the content of submissions is the sole responsibility of the depositor.
Items can be deposited at any time, but will not be made publicly visible until any publishers' or funders' embargo period has expired.
Any copyright violations are entirely the responsibility of the authors/depositors.
If the repository receives proof of copyright violation, the relevant item will be removed immediately.
Preservation Policy
Items will be retained indefinitely.
The repository will try to ensure continued readability and accessibility.
Items will be migrated to new file formats where necessary.
It may not be possible to guarantee the readability of some unusual file formats.
The repository regularly backs up its files according to current best practice.
The original bit stream is retained for all items, in addition to any upgraded formats.
Items may be removed at the request of the author/copyright holder, but this is strongly discouraged.
Acceptable reasons for withdrawal include:
Journal publishers' rules
Proven copyright violation or plagiarism
Legal requirements and proven violations
National Security
Falsified research
Withdrawn items are not deleted per se, but are removed from public view.
Withdrawn items' identifiers/URLs are retained indefinitely.
Changes to deposited items are not permitted.
Errata and corrigenda lists may be included with the original record if required.
If necessary, an updated version may be deposited.
The earlier version may be withdrawn from public view.
The item's persistent URL will always link to the latest version.
In the event of the repository being closed down, the database will be transferred to another appropriate archive.