Step-by-Step: Uploading Your Paper to Zenodo
1. Create an Account
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Go to Zenodo.org
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Log in with ORCID, GitHub, or your email (ORCID is best since Scholar picks it up for author identity).
2. Start a New Upload
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Click Upload → New Upload.
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You’ll see a form with required metadata fields.
3. Upload the PDF
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Add the version you’re legally allowed to share:
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Preprint (before peer review)
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Author accepted manuscript (after peer review, before publisher formatting)
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Or, if the journal allows, the final published PDF.
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Check your journal’s copyright policy in Sherpa Romeo if unsure.
4. Fill in Metadata Carefully (Scholar reads this!)
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Title: EXACTLY match your published paper.
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Authors: Add all authors, with ORCIDs if possible.
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Abstract: Copy the full abstract.
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Keywords: Add 5–10 keywords.
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Publication date: Use the actual acceptance or publication date.
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DOI: Enter the DOI from the journal article, if it exists (Zenodo will issue its own DOI too).
5. Choose Access & License
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Select Open Access.
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License: CC-BY is common, but check your journal’s policy (sometimes CC-BY-NC or restricted sharing is required).
6. Link to Journal Version
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In the “Related Identifiers” section, add your journal DOI as “Is published in” so Zenodo links your upload to the official article.
7. Publish
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Once you hit “Publish,” Zenodo will mint a DOI and make your file permanently accessible.
📈 After Upload
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Google Scholar bots typically index Zenodo content within 1–4 weeks.
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Once it appears, your article will show under your author profile (if you’ve set one up in Scholar).
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It will also get indexed in OpenAIRE and other repositories, boosting visibility.
✅ Why This Works
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Scholar prioritizes trusted repositories (Zenodo, OSF, arXiv, PubMed Central).
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By hosting your paper on Zenodo with clean metadata, you bypass the journal’s indexing issues.
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You also ensure a permanent, citable version of record.
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