Research at Franklin

What can I submit / make available in FUSE?

1. Not all works can be made available in FUSE. Whether your work can be posted in FUSE depends on the agreement you had with the publisher of the work. 
2. Sometimes, even though the published version can’t be made available in FUSE, the publisher will let you post an earlier version.
3. Even if your agreement prevents you from providing a PDF of your work in FUSE, we can post an “abstract only” version of your work which links out to the copy of your work on the publisher’s website. 

Click on this link to learn more about the types of works you can submit to FUSE: https://fuse.franklin.edu/faq.html#faq-5 

There are many benefits to submitting your work to FUSE, including:

• Increased visibility of your work. Because FUSE is open access, your work is available to a wide range of scholars. Additionally, FUSE uses Search Engine Optimization (SEO) features to increase discoverability of your work.
• Better data on your research impact. FUSE has an author dashboard that provides you with information on citations and downloads of your work across the world, including a readership map. You can also get regular email updates on your readership from FUSE.
• Obtaining a persistent URL. FUSE provides your work with a persistent URL to ensure stable access to your work now and in the future.
• Promoting Franklin scholarship. FUSE allows us to showcase the great and varied intellectual output of the University community and share that with a global community of learners.

1. Go to fuse.franklin.edu and select “submit research” from the left-hand menu;
2. Select “all faculty and staff scholarship”;
3. Log in to FUSE using your Franklin University username and password;
4. Enter the information about your work, select the appropriate license, upload a PDF of the work, and click submit.

You can find answers to many of our frequently asked questions on the FUSE website: https://fuse.franklin.edu/faq.html.