USC Research Bank is an open access institutional repository. The records of USC Research Bank are available on the web to be searched by anyone using the Internet. Where permitted, a link to the full-text publication or to the research output is available for viewing and download.
The purpose of USC Research Bank is to showcase and make accessible the research outputs of USC researchers to local, national and international communities. This maximises the impact and potential for citation for individual researchers, as well as highlighting the overall research profile of the University.
USC Research Bank is complementary to traditional academic publishing processes – not a replacement. USC researchers continue to submit their research to peer-review scholarly journals for publication, however where possible also deposit a copy of their published research in USC Research Bank.
For Researchers:
For the University:
All USC staff and students, including adjunct staff, are welcome to deposit their research into the USC Research Bank.
Copyright ownership does not change hands when you place material in the repository and so will continue to be retained either by the author/s or the publisher.
With your permission, the full text of the research may be made available through USC Research Bank, with the consent of the copyright holder.