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Working with literature: a guide for Education doctoral students

Open Access and your thesis


Open access to research theses is a common and valuable part of the open research landscape. This is usually achieved by graduates depositing the final thesis in an institutional repository. To meet open access best practices, graduates may apply a Creative Commons licence to their thesis.

There is recognition that the funding and resources invested should benefit broader communities more equitably (i.e., scholars from underrepresented geographies). You can always checking if the journal you have in mind is covered by the University’s Open Access Publishing agreements.

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