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Skemman (repository), submission of theses: Step 2 ( plus info on visual materials)

A digital repository for students´ final theses. Doctoral theses are to be submitted to the repository Opin vísindi

Uoload your file

​Here you upload your files, the thesis in pdf format and the declaration of access. Also other files when applicable.  

Select the file/s you want to submit and choose Upload.

Now you choose whether access to your thesis should be open or closed. It is possible to choose open or closed access for a certain amount of time.

Please note.Open access means that you can download the thesis or read it online, but closed access means that you can not. If the thesis is closed
but the author chooses to permit open access to part of the thesis (e.g. table of contents or bibliography) these parts must be archived separately into Skemman.

Along with the thesis you need to submit the declaration of access. Once again, make sure you have the final version of the thesis before submitting.

Uploading visual files:

Visual files should be in mp4 format. Videos should be in MPEG-4 AV format (H.264) and audio files in AAC format.

Please note that it may be difficult to upload large files to Skemman. It is advised to keep the file size below 0,5 GB. Audio files should be in mp3 format (MPEG-2 Audio Layer III).

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