Share Your Work

Deposit an Electronic Thesis or Dissertation

To deposit your Electronic Thesis or Dissertation (ETD), please start by visiting:

The Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs' ETD Page

Deposit Your Work

To deposit your work, please use:

The GW ScholarSpace Deposit Form

  • Make your research visible
  • Make citations easier with a persistent link
  • Preserve your work
  • Comply with GW's Open Access Resolution

Works produced or sponsored by GW faculty, researchers and staff may be shared through GW ScholarSpace, as well as electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) and student works sponsored by GW faculty or programs.

Types of works include:

  • Scholarly publications (research & journal articles, books, book reviews, and book chapters)
  • Electronic theses and dissertations (ETDS)
  • Student work (including capstone projects and honors theses)
  • Conference papers and poster presentations
  • Articles, blog posts, and other non-peer reviewed writing
  • Annual reports and newsletters
  • Syllabi and other course materials
  • White papers, working papers, reports, and other non-published documents
  • Fictional and creative works

What types of research is not appropriate for GW ScholarSpace?

  • Research data
  • Works that must be permanently restricted or embargoed.
  • Works that contain confidential information like unredacted personal protected information.
  • Works in which the submitter does not own the copyright or have permission to make available.

GW community members affiliated with the GW Law School and the Schools of Public Health, Nursing, & Medicine may utilize the following repositories in addition to GW ScholarSpace:

Want more information about GWSS and depositing your works? Browse the GW ScholarSpace about page. Have questions or need further assistance? Contact the Scholarly Communications team from GWLAI.