Submission Guidelines for School of Professional Studies

Submitting your Master’s Paper/Thesis to Clark’s Institutional Repository

In order for your Master’s paper and/or thesis to be included in the repository, it must first receive departmental approval. Please use the Student Resources page, which includes a Thesis Format Guide, as well as any other department guidelines provided.

When your paper is ready to be submitted to Clark’s Institutional Repository, sign into your Digital Commons account. Click on My Account located in the top bar of any page in the repository to log-in or create an account. If you do not have an account, follow the sign -up instructions on the My Account page. This LibGuide also provides instructions for creating an account.

Then follow this link and click on Submit an Item located in the left-hand column. From there, you will be guided through the submission process. When filling out the submission form, you will need to provide the following information:

• Title
• Full Name and Institution
• Abstract (approximately 250 words)
• Degree Name, Degree Type, and Department
• Chief Instructor
• Keywords

After you submit your paper, a system administrator will receive an email notification that your paper has been submitted for review. You will not be notified when the paper is posted. You will also be notified if major revisions are required before posting. If you publish this paper or a revised version elsewhere, for example in a journal, please send the citation of the new version to our Digital Repository email. We will be able to inform repository users about the new version.

Please contact our Digital Repository email with any additional questions.