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eScholarship@91ºÚÁÏÍø is 91ºÚÁÏÍø's institutional research repository. It preserves and provides open access to the publications and theses of 91ºÚÁÏÍø faculty, researchers, and students.

Notice: eScholarship has now moved to the Scholaris platform as of June 2, 2026, . All content has been migrated and the former site will be decommissioned. .

All scholarly works authored by faculty and students can be deposited in , including research articles, reports, dissertations and thesis. Find more information about what content we accept.

Benefits of depositing your work into eScholarship include:

  • meeting open access requirements of grant agencies (e.g. , , etc.)
  • indexing in Google, Google Scholar, and other major search engines and repository harvesters
  • full-text searching capabilities
  • open access to anyone, anywhere in the world
  • preservation for the future

How to submit research publications

To submit content to eScholarship, email us at escholarship.library [at] mcgill.ca (escholarship[dot]library[at]mcgill[dot]ca), including your publication file(s) and its citation. Or, you can instead. We will check the publisher permissions and will upload your item to eScholarship on your behalf.

We handle the embargo periods for journal publications, ensuring it does not appear on the site until the appropriate time. This means you can send your publication to eScholarship immediately upon acceptance, even if your publisher requires an embargo period.

We also offer an open access service for uploading multiple publications: send us your CV, , or list of publications to escholarship.library [at] mcgill.ca (escholarship[dot]library[at]mcgill[dot]ca). We will review your publications, determine which can be made open access, and upload the appropriate versions that you supply.

Undergraduate student scholarship must be sponsored by a faculty member or department in order to be submitted to eScholarship.

How to submit theses and dissertations

Theses are submitted to eScholarship via the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS). GPS authorizes the release of theses to the Libraries after ensuring all requirements are met. Theses are available online within a few weeks after graduation. They are fully catalogued and appear in the  as well as .

How to find items in eScholarship

You can discover eScholarship content from Google, Google Scholar, and other search engines. You can also search for items and browse all collections . Read our .

Policies and agreements

Read our full policy statement and guidelines on deposit.

Authors depositing non-thesis items in eScholarship must agree to the terms of our non-exclusive license. This agreement only needs to be completed once per author via our online form. Thesis authors do not need to sign the agreement. The license for theses and dissertations is completed through the myThesis portal.

Contact us

escholarship.library [at] mcgill.ca (escholarship[dot]library[at]mcgill[dot]ca)

For any issues with your thesis, contact the Graduate Studies Office (GPS).

eScholarship staff

Repository Administrator

Jennifer Innes
514-398-4750
jennifer.innes [at] mcgill.ca (jennifer[dot]innes[at]mcgill[dot]ca) 

Coordinator, Scholarly Communications

Robin Desmeules
514-398-1896
robin.desmeules [at] mcgill.ca (robin[dot]desmeules[at]mcgill[dot]ca)