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Prior to uploading your manuscript, read the information below; doing so will save you time, money and potential confusion once you begin your submission.
Publication options
You will be given different publication options when you submit your manuscript as noted below. If you select either option ending in “-2,” you will delay your graduation date as both of those options go against University policies:
- TR-1 – This option will suit the needs of most students. Choosing this option prevents you from incurring an additional publication fee and allows you to receive royalties on copies sold by UMI (as noted below).
- OA-1 – You are already given “Open Access” to your manuscript for free by the Clemson University Library. Choosing this option, while permissible by the Graduate School, will result in an additional $95 fee from UMI. Please note: You can read the agreement in its entirety when you upload your manuscript.
- TR-2 – Do not choose this option as it will delay your graduation.
- OA-2 – Do not choose this option as it will delay your graduation.
Please note: if you want to request that the publication of your manuscript be delayed for up to one year due to proprietary issues, contact the Manuscript Review Office at manuscriptreview-l@clemson.edu for information about the appropriate steps that you should take.
Required Fees
You will be required to pay an archiving fee—$55 for a dissertation, $45 for a thesis—via a credit or debit card during the upload process. You pay this fee only once, even if you have to re-submit a revised version of your manuscript. Your card will not be charged until your manuscript passes all format reviews and is uploaded to UMI (typically one to three weeks after the end of the semester). In other words, if you delay your graduation for some other reason, your card will not be charged.
Bound Copies
The Graduate School no longer requires that you purchase any bound copies. Your department may require that you do, though. Check the list of departments to see if you are required to order a bound copy.
Please note: bound copies from UMI do not look like the bound copies previously produced by Clemson (UMI copies have green covers, title on the front only instead of the front and spine, cannot be printed in color and some other differences). Some students who have ordered manuscripts from UMI were not completely satisfied with the end result. If you would like to have your manuscript bound at a different location to ensure your satisfaction, and you have approval from your department, feel free to do so.
Royalties
Each student who submits a manuscript on UMI is giving UMI non-exclusive rights to offer copies for sale. Students selecting the “TR-1” publishing option whose manuscripts are sold through UMI receive royalty payments of 10% on all sales.
Italics in Title
If you need to italicize any text in your manuscript’s title when entering it into the title field on UMI (foreign words or scientific names), use HTML tags to do so. To use these tags, insert "<i>" in front of the word to be italicized and "</i>" after the word. It will look like this: "The title of my manuscript has an <i>italic</i> word in it." The actual print out will look like this: "The title of my manuscript has an italic word in it."
Thank you for reading the above information thoroughly. If you are generally comfortable with computers and online transactions, you can start the upload process by going to the UMI Upload Site and clicking on "Start Your Submission." Directions are provided as you progress through the screens.
Very detailed, step-by-step instructions are also available for your use.
