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Open access

Share your research with the world

Learn how we can help you get the many benefits of open access.

What is Open Access? 

Open Access is a publishing model that makes research freely and permanently available online for everyone to read, download and reuse. 

Research published open access reaches a wider audience, often leading to increased citations and greater impact. 

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ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳'s research repository

is the institutional repository for the London School of Economics and Political Science and our main tool for making ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ research open access. It contains research produced by ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ staff and students, including journal articles, book chapters, books, working papers, conference papers and more.   

Why deposit your research in ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Research Online?

  • Increased dissemination, reuse, visibility and impact of your research within and beyond academia. 
  • Comply with your funder's open access policy. 
  • Publications are exposed to Google Scholar and other indexing services. 
  • Author publication information is fed through to People Profile pages and departmental websites.

Support for publishing

Contact the Publishing Advice Service for guidance on:   

  • choosing and evaluating journals  
  • author rights and signing a publishing agreement  
  • book publishing