When you are ready to submit your thesis or dissertation, you will follow this procedure or a procedure specific to your Faculty - check with your Graduate Coordinator. You will sign a licence that allows the University to archive your thesis or dissertation in the University's Knowledge Commons repository and to distribute your thesis to third-parties such as Libraries and Archives Canada and ProQuest.
You retain copyright of your thesis or dissertation; however, it will be available online to the public and you can link to it directly in your C.V. or personal website.
Presenting a paper at a Conference
If you are presenting at a conference, please ensure that you are aware of who owns the copyright of your paper or poster.
Find out if you can you publish your paper in another journal.
Publishing an Article
Do you own the rights to your journal article?
Do you retain the right to publish your article on Social Media or other sites?
Please remember to save the postprint of your article.