Welcome to Spectrum: Concordia University Research Repository
Spectrum, Concordia University's open-access research repository, preserves and centralizes access to the research created at Concordia. By depositing their work in Spectrum, Concordia scholars provide free and immediate access to their work thereby increasing the visibility of both their own research and their university's intellectual output. By bringing about greater opportunities for readership and citation, open access leads to increased research impact and enhances the visibility of researchers' scholarly profiles.
How to
Get Started
Guidelines include checklists to get Concordia graduate students, faculty and researchers started with the deposit process. You will also find details on Spectrums terms of access and licensing alongside specifications for file formats, file size, and types of publications.
Make use of your ORCID iD
ORCID iD gives you a unique identifier to ensure your research is correctly attributed to you. Connect your ORCID iD with Spectrum and control the import or export of your bibliographical record.
Apply an embargo
Embargoes are used in academic publishing to restrict access for a specified period of time. Learn more about embargoes for articles and theses.
Navigate Spectrum
Navigating the Spectrum Interface: Once you have reviewed the appropriate checklist, register, login, and deposit.
Learn about Spectrum's Impact
Item-level Impact - Download Statistics
Track the download statistics of your deposits over time by scrolling to the bottom of your Spectrum record and clicking "view more statistics for this item". Example: Early Modern British Painters, c. 1500-1640 (dataset)
Item-level Impact - Alt-Metrics
Spectrum records can track Alt-Metrics such as mentions on X, Citations, and Readers on Mendeley.
Repository Impact - Annual Reports
Spectrum's annual reports show the growth and usage of content by theses, articles and more in Spectrum.
The Research Repository's Fourteenth Annual Report, 2023 (pdf).
Repository Impact - Spectrum Statistics
Data on Spectrum usage can be retrieved by department, subject, item type, and individual author with set date ranges. Repository statistics point to the impact of Concordia's collective spectrum contributions, which we highlight in our annual reports. You can also generate your reports with Spectrum's aggregated data.
Spectrum Statistics
Concordia Supports Open Access
Concordia University Senate Resolution on Open Access
Concordia has a long history of supporting open access, including but not limited to the University's 2010 Senate Resolution on Open Access (English PDF | French PDF).
Find out more about how the University Supports open access.
Get help
Questions about theses should be directed to the Thesis Office in the School of Graduate Studies: thesis@concordia.ca.
Questions about all other deposit types should be directed to Spectrum at lib-spectrum@concordia.ca.
Unsure about publication status, versioning, self-archiving, who can deposit, and more? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).
