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Waseda University Promotes Open Access

Open Access provides free online access to research outputs, such as academic papers, for everyone.
Waseda University adopted the “Waseda University Open Access Policy” on Dec. 6, 2024 and promotes Open Access as a university.

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HOWTO

GREEN OPEN ACCESS

Publishing Papers in Institutional Repositories

Green Open Access (Green OA) allows authors to make their research outputs, such as academic papers, freely available to the public through repositories.

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GOLD OPEN ACCESS

Publishing Papers in Academic Journals

Gold Open Access (Gold OA) allows research outputs, such as academic papers, to be freely available to the public on publisher-managed websites.

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Making Research Data Publicly Available

For publicly funded research, researchers are required to determine which research data to make publicly available. This page explains the methods and key considerations for publishing research data.