If it is necessary to delay the sharing of research due to pending publication or patent application, authors may set an embargo for up to 2 years. However, if the works cannot be shared at all because it contains confidential or sensitive information, authors can request for an exemption. Please see Embargo and Exemption Policy Section 5.4 for the acceptable reasons for an Embargo or Exemption request. For more details, view the Policy.
Students must discuss and obtain prior approval from their supervisors by filling in the request form before placing an embargo or seeking a submission exemption for their theses and FYPs.
Faculty and staff whose works meet the acceptable reasons for embargo setting or exemption from depositing may do so and are not required to seek approval.
Embargo setting procedure for students
(a) Go to this link (or you can go to Student ServiceNow Portal > Request for Services > Library Services > Request for Embargo or Exemption of Thesis/FYP in DR-NTU).
(b) Fill in the request form and submit. Your supervisor will receive an email notification to approve/reject the request.
(c) Once your supervisor approves the request, the Library will process your request within 3 working days. You can check the progress of your request at Student ServiceNow portal.
(d) Follow the Library’s instructions to submit your work and set the embargo in DR-NTU, give the reason and quote the reference number in the embargo reason field. You will receive an email notification once your submission is published into DR-NTU.
Exemption requesting procedure for students
(a) Go to this link (or you can go to Student ServiceNow Portal > Request for Services > Library Services > Request for Embargo or Exemption of Thesis/FYP in DR-NTU).
(b) Fill in the request form and submit. Your supervisor will receive an email notification to approve/reject the request. You can check the progress of your request at Student ServiceNow portal.
(c) Once your supervisor approves the request, the full-text of the student work can be exempted from deposit. PhD/Master by Research students should still deposit the non-sensitive metadata and abstract, where possible.