What is NVA?
NVA has replaced the discontinued institutional knowledge archives, including the university college's knowledge archive Brage, and the research information system Cristin. The purpose of NVA is to simplify and ensure the quality of research results reporting as well as to increase the visibility of research.
NVA is Østfold University College's open knowledge archive for scientific works, master's theses, project reports, and other relevant works. Self-archiving of scientific publications in NVA is a way to make the publications openly accessible, commonly referred to as green open access. How a publication can be uploaded is described at the bottom of this page and in the Sikts user guide for registering results in NVA.
Which versions of scientific publications can be self-archived?
In line with Østfold University College's rights strategy, two versions of scientific publications can be self-archived:
- Post-print is the accepted peer-reviewed version of the manuscript. This is the last version submitted to the publisher for publication. A post-print will be content-wise the same as the published version but without the publisher's formatting.
- Published version is the final version of the article, with the publisher's formatting and page numbers. Some publishers allow authors to self-archive this version.
Information about the publisher's archiving policies can be found in the publication contract, on the publisher's website, or through the Open Policy Finder service (formerly Sherpa Romeo).
How to self-archive?
1. Log in to NVA and search for the relevant publication (the publication must first be registered in NVA. Refer to Sikts guide for registering results if this is not already done.)
2. Click the pencil icon at the top right to edit the result.
3. Choose the "File, License and Link" tab.
4. Upload the correct version.
5. Select "Open file."
6. Indicate which version you are delivering. The publisher allows in most cases self-archiving of the "accepted version," so this is the one that should be uploaded (applies to publications without open access).
7. The published version is uploaded for publications with open access. Select the same license as indicated on the publication.
8. Once the file is uploaded, it will be checked by the institution’s curator before being published in NVA and made openly available. If changes are required, you will be notified under “Dialogue” on “My page”.
9. The full text will be available in NVA without embargo, in accordance with ØUC’s rights retention strategy. As a researcher, you retain copyright to your work, while ØUC assumes the legal responsibility for distribution through the institutional repository.