Digital Commons Publishing for Students

To publish your work in the Digital Commons you will need to:

• Accept the submission agreement
• Determine your Creative Commons License preference (optional)
• Create an account on Digital Commons
• Submit your work to Digital Commons
• Once submitted, work will undergo faculty review, and there may be required revisions to your work before publication.

If this is your first time using Digital Commons, click "My Account" and then “Sign Up.”

Accounts are not linked to your myHU credentials.

After you've created your account, you'll receive a verification email message, with a confirmation link to click.  If you don't see this email message within a few minutes, check your spam or junk folders.

Click “Submit Research”

Choose the appropriate program area or category for your work.

Publications are organized by Program. 

• Dissertations and Thesis should be submitted under the Program and Degree name.
• Project I & II should be submitted as Experiential Learning within your Program/Degree.

Fill out the submission form.

Include a title, abstract, keywords, document type, and other relevant information.

Upload your file.

Click “Submit.”

• After submission, program faculty will review the work.
• You will receive one of the following notifications:
  • Your work is accepted
  • Your work requires edits or corrections
  • Your work has been rejected, and next steps
• You will receive the URL for your work after it has been accepted and published.