Making the master's thesis available in the institutional repository (ODA)

Why make your master's thesis available in ODA

As a researcher or student, you rely on access to the work of other scholars – such as master’s theses, academic articles, and other research outputs. This access is made possible through the spirit of solidarity within the research community, where each researcher contributes by making their work publicly available.

OsloMet encourages students and staff to deposit their work in open digital repositories like ODA (oda.oslomet.no). About OsloMet's Open Access policy (ansatt.oslomet.no).

OsloMet aims to publish all our students’ master’s theses. The only requirement is that the thesis has been approved following examination. The repository has no layout requirements, however the thesis text file must comply with the requirements for Universal Design, and be submitted as a PDF file. Make your Word documents accessible (microsoft.com).

Exemptions from publication in ODA should only be made if the thesis contains confidential information or sensitive company data. Even in such cases, we still encourage submission. These theses can be stored with an embargo period, which may be indefinite in some instances.

Embargo

As a student, you have the right to decide whether your thesis should be made publicly available or have restricted access. In other words, your thesis will not be published in the institutional repository without your explicit consent. This restriction is referred to as an embargo.

When submitting your thesis via Inspera, you must indicate whether you want it to be publicly accessible. Theses that are subject to legal confidentiality (as defined in §13 of the Public Administration Act) will not be published in the ODA repository. Embargoes for reasons other than legal confidentiality are limited to a maximum of five years.

Data privacy in bachelor’s and master’s theses.

When deciding whether to publish your thesis in the repository, please consider the following: 

• If you choose to not publish the thesis, the title, author and synopsis will still be published in the repository.
• If you choose to delay publication (embargo), only the title and author will be published after the deadline for appeal has expired. The thesis and the synopsis are published when the embargo period has elapsed.  
• If you choose to both refuse publication, and subject the thesis to embargo, the synopsis will be published after the embargo period has elapsed. Meanwhile, the thesis will remain unpublished indefinitely. However, you can still request access to the thesis in the P360 digital archive, if it does not contain sensitive personal information.  

If the embargo is due to reasons other than legal confidentiality, the thesis will be made available once the embargo period has ended.

If the thesis is embargoed for legal reasons, you must select “Do not publish” when submitting it. If you later change your mind and wish to publish the thesis, you must contact the University Library.

For questions about publishing your thesis in ODA, please send an email to ub.forskningsstotte@oslomet.no.

How to get your thesis published in ODA

How to submit your thesis

OsloMet uses Inspera as a submission portal for the master theses and home examinations. Only theses with a passing grade will be made available in the repository ODA.

If you have any further questions, please send an email to ub.forskningsstotte@oslomet.no.