About Scholars Junction
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Scholars Junction is Mississippi State University's open access digital repository. We support and showcase the MSU community's research, creativity, and history.
Research
- We store and share your completed, publication-ready research and data. (Learn more about accepted materials)
- Materials in Scholars Junction are openly and freely available to the public. Limited embargo periods are available by request.
- Items are visible in Google and Google Scholar searches - maximize your visibility by providing robust descriptive metadata.
- You retain all rights to your work, including the right to deposit it elsewhere.
- You'll receive regular email updates on your work's impact, with information about views and downloads, readers' geographic locations and institutions, and even mentions on social media.
- DOIs (Digital Object Identifiers) are available upon request.
- We can also host your open access journal, ensuring that your publication is available to MSU researchers and students.
Creativity
- If your work doesn't result in a traditional publication, we're still here for you! We can store and share many types of work beyond articles and datasets. (Learn more)
History
- We house MSU Libraries' Digital Collections - digitized versions of materials from Archives and Special Collections that document the history of MSU, Mississippi, the South, and beyond.
- We also showcase material from other MSU galleries and museums.
- We seek to archive and share items produced by MSU colleges, departments, research centers, administrative offices, committees, and faculty-sponsored student organizations.