Tokyo Metropolitan University Institutional Repository “Miyakodori”

What is Tokyo Metropolitan University Institutional Repository “Miyakodori”?

Tokyo Metropolitan University Institutional Repository “Miyakodori” is an information platform designed to electronically collect, accumulate, preserve, and disseminate research results created at the Tokyo Metropolitan University(TMU). It is publicly available for free on the Internet.
“Miyakodori” is operated by the Library and Academic Information Center in accordance with the Tokyo Metropolitan University Institutional Repository Operational Guidelines.

Tokyo Metropolitan University Institutional Repository “Miyakodori”: https://tokyo-metro-u.repo.nii.ac.jp/

How to register your research results in the Miyakodori

By registering your academic research outcomes with the Miyakodori, you can make your research results available to the whole world through the Internet.

Eligible Registrants

The following individuals and organizations are eligible to register their academic research results in the Miyakodori.

Individuals	All individuals who are currently affiliated with, or were formerly affiliated with the Tokyo Metropolitan University, as well as those who conduct research activities using titles that include the name of the TMU. (This includes all status such as full-time, part-time, student or titles such as visiting professors.)
Organizations	Organizations based on the Tokyo Metropolitan University, such as faculties, departments, courses, graduate schools, programs, academic divisions, research laboratories, etc.

Eligible Contents

In order to register the Miyakodori, academic research outcomes are required to meet all of the following conditions:

They are outcomes of scholarly research.
They were created by, or created with the involvement of, the registrant.
The main part of the content was created at the Tokyo Metropolitan University.
Items that upon dissemination, do not pose any legal, social norms, or security issues.
They can be distributed via a network.

Provided the above conditions are met, eligible research outcomes are the following:

Theses and dissertations	Doctoral dissertations, master’s theses, and others.
Academic journal articles	Academic journal papers and post prints
Preprints	Research papers prior to publication in academic journals
Bulletin papers	Papers published in bulletins
Conference presentation papers	Papers published in conference minutes or proceedings
Articles in general magazines	Materials that have been made public in general form, such as being published in general commercial magazines
Books	Entire books, papers published in the book, or part of the book
Research reports	Reports of research outcomes, including technical reports, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) reports, and research activity reports
Educational materials	Teaching materials and lecture materials prepared for educational purposes such as research guidance and lectures
Presentation materials for lectures and conference presentations	Presentation materials and meeting documents that have been used in lectures, conferences, etc.
Research data	Data obtained through research activities, including source data for publications, survey data, experimental data, analytical data, processed data, design data, sample data, and program data

However, for the academic work created in undergraduate programs or master’s programs, permission from the academic supervisor is required prior to registration.

Notes for publication

When you register academic research results with the Miyakotori, the copyright will not be transferred to the TMU library.
The TMU library registers and makes public only those for which the author's permission has been obtained.

Obtain co-author’s consent

To prevent the occurrence of troubles, be sure to obtain the consent of your co-authors.

Checking Copyright and Related Rights

When publishing in academic journals, it is usually the case that the contract involves transferring the copyright of the paper to the publisher or academic society.
Please check and be aware of the conditions for repository publication in the copyright policy of the academic journal in which your paper is published.

You can refer to the policy databases below for the copyright policies of each publisher and academic society:
・Overseas publishers:Open policy finder
・Japanese academic societies:SCPJ (Scholarly Copyright Policy Database for Japan)
However, please use the policy database only as a reference, and as general rule, check directly with copyright transfer documents or the publisher's website, and contact the publisher if anything is unclear.

If there are cited illustrations or photographs in the research results, it may be necessary to obtain the copyright holder's permission for publication.
In that case, please obtain permission for the public transmission right.

① Registration Request Application in the Institutional Repository Registration Support System

Individuals affiliated with the TMU can submit a registration request to the Miyakodori through the Registration Support System.

Eligible applicants

TMU ID holders who are registered users of researchmap
※Whatever status (student, researcher, faculty, etc.) you have, it is fine.

Eligible materials

Academic journal papers, conference presentation materials, and other research results
※As for research data registration, please contact Central Library directly.

Link for system login

https://ir-reg-support.tmu.ac.jp/
※When you are logged in to TMU ID on your browser, you will automatically be redirected to the menu screen.

Various manuals

・Regarding the Launch of the Institutional Repository Registration Support System (311KB)
・Registration Support System: Quick Guide (879KB)
・Registration Support System: Detailed Manual (1.6MB)

Contact information for inquiries about the Registration Support System

ir_reg_support●jmj.tmu.ac.jp
(Please replace ● with @ when sending emails.)

②Registration via Submission Form

For those who cannot use the registration support system, or for requests to register bulletins, etc., from on-campus organizations, requests will be accepted via an application form.

There are two types of registration methods: individual registration and organizational registration.
Individual registrants should submit the Submission Form for Individual. Organization registrants should submit the Submission Form for Group.
When systematically registering journals such as bulletins, registration should be done using the Submission Form for Group. At the time of initial registration, if you write 'I wish to continue registering' in the remark column, you will not need to submit submission forms thereafter.

Eligible applicants

・Individuals who cannot use the Registration Support System
・Organizations

Submission forms

・Submission Form for Individual (PDF) (183KB)
・Submission Form for Individual (Word) (44KB)
・Submission Form for Group (PDF) (204KB)
・Submission Form for Group (Word) (43KB)

Submission Methods

1．Electronic submission
　Submit the Submission Form and Academic Research Result.

Submission addresses
・Minami-Osawa Campus (including Harumi Campus and Marunouchi Satellite Campus)
　Hon-kan: repo_central●jmj.tmu.ac.jp
・Hino Campus (Faculty and Graduate School of Systems Design)
　Hino-kan: repo_sd●jmj.tmu.ac.jp
・Arakawa Campus (Faculty of Health Sciences and Graduate School of Human Health Sciences)
　Arakawa-kan: repo_hs●jmj.tmu.ac.jp
(Please replace ● with @ when sending emails.)

2．Paper submission
　Send the Submission Form and paper version of academic research results via internal mail or similar.
　※In principle, paper submissions will not be returned.
　※For efficient handling, please submit in electronic format as much as possible.

Contact Information

For inquiries regarding the Institutional Repository “Miyakodori”:
・Minami-Osawa Campus (including Harumi Campus and Marunouchi Satellite Campus)
　Hon-kan: repo_central●jmj.tmu.ac.jp
・Hino Campus (Faculty and Graduate School of Systems Design)
　Hino-kan: repo_sd●jmj.tmu.ac.jp
・Arakawa Campus (Faculty of Health Sciences and Graduate School of Human Health Sciences)
　Arakawa-kan: repo_hs●jmj.tmu.ac.jp
(Please replace ● with @ when sending emails.)

For inquiries about the Registration Support System
・ir_reg_support●jmj.tmu.ac.jp
(Please replace ● with @ when sending emails.)

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