Research support
Using RaY
RaY, Research at York St John, is the University's institutional repository service.
RaY exists to store, showcase and share the University's research output.
If you have had a paper accepted for publication, follow these steps:
- Upload your author-accepted manuscript to RaY.
- Upload within a month of the date of acceptance.
- Notify RaY as soon as your paper is published: ray@yorksj.ac.uk.
York St John University researchers should deposit all research outputs into RaY, one of the two institutional repositories, as per the University's Open Access policy.
What can be deposited in RaY?
- Peer-reviewed journal articles
- Published conference papers
- Books and book chapters
- Theses awarded by York St John University: MRes, PhDs & MPhils
What can be deposited in RaYDaR?
Supporting research data should be deposited in RaYDaR, the University's dedicated repository for open data. RaYDaR is also the place for non-traditional and practice-based research outputs, such as:
- Audio-visual materials
- Portfolios
- Exhibition pieces
Help and support
For help and support with uploading outputs to RaY, visit the RaY guide below, or email ray@yorksj.ac.uk
Accessibility
All outputs uploaded to RaY must be accessible in accordance with the digital accessibility regulations.
Please make sure any Author Accepted Manuscript uploaded to RaY is in an accessible format. This can be tested through Microsoft accessibility checker tools.
For more advice on creating accessible documents, please contact digitaltraining@yorksj.ac.uk.
