E-nailing and self-archiving in KI Open Archive

In KI Open Archive you will find theses written at Karolinska Institutet as well as open published manuscripts and articles.

Are you about to e-nail (e-publish) your thesis or self-archive your article? Follow the instructions on this page.

KI Open Archive

Articles, dissertations, theses and degree projects written at Karolinska Institutet.

E-nailing your thesis

After the dissertation committee has processed and approved your application to publicly defend your thesis, you will receive an email from publications@ki.se stating that it is time to e-nail (e-publish) your thesis.

Follow these instructions:

  1. Go to KI Open Archive.
  2. Click "Log in" in the top right-hand corner.
  3. Click "Log in with KI ID" and log in with your KI ID. 
  4. Open the existing item by clicking the title ("Untitled").
  5. Click “Resume” (green button).
  6. Fill in the form (Describe), click "Next".
  7. Review that everything is correct (Review), click "Next".
  8. Read through and approve the license (License) by checking the box at the bottom of the page, then click "Complete submission".

Wait for an email from publications@ki.se which will contain a confirmation and unique link to your document.

Nailing and distribution of your thesis

Layout and printing thesis

 

Getting an ISBN

If you are going to print your thesis, you will need an ISBN (International Standard Book Number). Click the button below and login with your KI-ID. Fill in and send the form, and you will receive an ISBN to your e-mail address.

iThenticate 

To ensure that no plagiarism occurs in doctoral theses, KI runs systematic plagiarism checks of all theses. Once a thesis has been e-nailed in KI Open Archive, it is checked in the plagiarism detection software iThenticate.

Plagiarism checks in doctoral education.

Copyright

You own, at all times and in all circumstances, the rights to the thesis' summarising chapter (kappa) and you can use that material in any way as you like. However, when it comes to the articles, it is often the case that you will have signed a "Copyright Transfer Agreement" (CTA) where you have relinquished all or parts of your copyright. More information about copyright.

Self-archiving your article

In KI Open Archive it is possible to self-archive your article already published in a journal. The conditions for self-archiving may vary between journals, for instance which version of the article is valid for self-archiving. Upload your article or manuscript in KI Open Archive, and we will help you with what may be published and when.

  1. Go to KI Open Archive.
  2. Click "Log in" in the top right hand corner.
  3. Click "Log in with KI ID" and log in with your KI ID. 
  4. Click "(You may) start a new submission ".
  5. Choose "Artiklar/Articles" in the dropdown menu ”Collection” and click ”Next”.
  6. Enter doi, pmid, title or author in the search box (Lookup) and click "Search". Click "Import" for the current publication. Information about the publication is obtained from PubMed. Click "Next".
  7. Fill in missing details (Describe); click "Next".
  8. Upload your file (Upload); click "Next".
  9. Review that everything is correct (Review); click "Next".
  10. Read through and approve the license (License) by checking the box at the bottom of the page; then click "Complete submission".

Wait for an email from publications@ki.se which will contain a confirmation and unique link to your document.

Electronic publishing of degree projects

During 2013-2016 about 100 degree projects at bachelor and master levels were published in KI Open Archive. At the moment no degree projects are published here.

Two people sitting in front of a laptop.

Publication support

Contact us with questions regarding open access, KI's publishing agreements, bibliometrics, publishing in KI Open Archive and strategic publishing. 

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Last updated: 2023-04-28