Strategies for Enhancing Research Impact

"[7] Review the publisher copyright form for a manuscript and retain as many rights to the work that to allow for maximum flexibility to re-use the work....[11] Consider publishing a work in an open access journal. Open access journals allow authors to retain rights to the work that allow for many options for further dissemination of the research....[15] Many major academic or research institutions have institutional digital repositories that archive the work of authors affiliated with the institution. Some institutional digital repositories allow for creation of specific online communities that showcase the research output of an author or group such as a research study, a department or a center....[17] Authors are encouraged to review any copyright forms to confirm that they have the right to post materials on an institutional website...."