Scholarly Publishing

UTK is an Institutional Member of the Dryad data repository, a platform that makes research data discoverable, freely reusable, and citable. Dryad provides a general-purpose home for a wide diversity of data types. Our institutional membership means that you can deposit datasets in any discipline into Dryad at no cost.

The UT Libraries provide resources for common copyright issues and questions.

Definitions and support for open access publishing and research.

The Open Monograph Support Fund (OMSF) aids University of Tennessee researchers in providing public access to their works.

The UT Libraries support our researchers through a number of investments with publishers, offering varying levels of discounts for open access articles to UTK researchers.

The Open Publishing Support Fund (OPSF) provides support of up to $1800 toward article processing charges (APCs) for UTK researchers publishing in fully open journals.

V.O.L. Journals are Volunteer, Open-Access, Library-hosted Journals, a service for UT researchers provided by The University of Tennessee Libraries.

Research Impact uses metrics, tools, and techniques to communicate the value of your scholarly work, demonstrate how your work impacts others in your subject discipline and beyond, and ensure that your work is visible and discoverable. Four ways to measure scholarly research impact: Usage Peer-review Citation Alt-metrics

A researcher ID, such as an ORCID iD or ResearcherID, can help you distinguish yourself from other authors with similar names and ensure your work is recognized, including: Name confusion: Your name might be common, and your work might be confused with other people's when listed in bibliographic databases. Publisher requirements: Publishers need to attribute authorship correctly. Grant funders: Many grant funders require applications to include ORCID identifiers. Research impact: You can use your identifier to track your research impact by times cited and the H-index. Potential collaborators: You can use your identifier to identify potential collaborators. Recognition: You can use your identifier to gain recognition for your peer-reviewing activities.

The University of Tennessee Press is the Volunteer State’s book publisher, committed to preserving and promoting the rich cultural and intellectual heritage of Tennessee and the region.

Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange (TRACE) is UTK's institutional repository.