Depositing Your Research
Current UDST students, faculty, researchers, and staff are encouraged to deposit their scholarly works in Manara, the UDST institutional repository.
Important:
Only active UDST members are permitted to submit items directly.
Former UDST members:
If you are a past UDST member and would like to deposit UDST-affiliated publications, please contact the UDST Library at scr@udst.edu.qa.
Accepted items:
| Journal contribution |
Thesis |
| Conference Contribution |
Chapter |
| Poster |
Online Resource |
| Report |
Presentation |
| Dataset |
Book |
| Educational Resource |
Preprint |
| Peer Review |
Media
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How to Deposit
Register as a Researcher:
- Register using your UDST email address to obtain an account: https://www.qnl.qa/en/manara-repository/register-as-a-researcher
- Click the activation link provided in that email that you receive.
- Go to the login page and click on “Forgot Password” (do not try to log in yet).
- Check your inbox again for a password reset email.
- Set a New Password following the instructions on the screen to create a new password.
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You can now log in using your UDST email address and your new password.
How to Submit:
You can EITHER:
OR
- Upload directly to Manara
IF submitting directly to Manara:
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Use your UDST email address and the password you set to log in to Manara.
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Click “Create a new item” in the lower right corner of the page.
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Browse and upload your full-text file (PDF is preferred).
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Use sentence case: capitalize only the first word of the title and subtitle, except for proper nouns and ACRONYMS.
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Select Item Type
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Enter the names of all authors.
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Include keywords listed in the article
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Add abstract as Description
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Include Funding Information if any
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Choose the appropriate license from the drop-down menu.
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Select a License
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Enter Publication Year
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Specify Institutional Affiliation. Select University of Doha for Science and Technology and the relevant college. If it's not College- select Departments - UDST
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Scroll to the upper right corner to specify embargo details, if needed and provide reason for the embargo.
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Edit Timeline for publication dates, if the actual publication date differs.
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Click “Submit for Review” once all information is complete or click “Save changes” to return and finish later.
Once you submit for review, UDST Library Scholarly Communication and Research team will review and post your submissions.
