Charles Sturt University Research Output (CRO) is the showcase for research and scholarly outputs created by university researchers. Higher Degree Research (HDR) candidates must upload the final version of their thesis to CRO before they can graduate. All research outputs are Open Access and are freely available to the world, unless they contain confidential or sensitive content that should not be shared.

Before your thesis can be published Open Access you will need to confirm that the content does not infringe copyright. See Managing your copyright for more information.

Please email cro@csu.edu.au if at any point you require assistance.

Please ensure the following conditions are met prior to uploading your thesis.

1. The preferred format of the thesis is one single PDF file. Ensure that there are no formatting or other errors, and all necessary revisions are incorporated in this version of the thesis.
    
2. Ensure that the thesis contains the required Certificate of Authorship page after the Table of Contents. For security and privacy, redact or delete any handwritten signatures, email addresses or Charles Sturt University (CSU) IDs.
   
   
3. Separate the Third Party Copyright Statement from the Certificate of Authorship document listed above and ensure the form is completed for upload to Other files.

1. Scroll to the bottom of any CRO web page to find the login link:
2. Log in using your CSU credentials. If you experience any login issues, please email libresearch@csu.edu.au.
3. Once you are logged in, select Add content:
   
4. From the left-hand menu, follow the path Research output > Thesis > Doctoral Thesis or Masters Thesis:
5. Complete the following fields in the output:

• Publication (current) year
• Exact title and subtitle of your thesis
• Copy and paste your Abstract
• Total number of pages 

6. Scroll down and complete the fields: 

• Qualification
• Supervisors/Advisors - Select Add person... or click the + button: 

Note: Your supervisor/s, if current CSU staff, will appear when you start typing their surname. Non-CSU supervisors can be added manually.

Scroll down to Electronic version(s), and related files and links.

1. Add the PDF of your thesis by selecting Add electronic version (file, DOI, or link)... then Upload an electronic version, ensuring your have followed the guidelines above, Preparing your thesis for upload. 
      
2. Complete the following fields:

• Document version is Final published version
• Public access to file is Open (unless fully or partially restricted - see the sub-page Requesting an embargo and uploading a restricted version)
• Licence - Select a CC licence, or All rights reserved. For more information see Open Access Licences
• Then select Create:

'Other files' that you will need to attach, where applicable, include:

• The completed Third Party Copyright Statement form
• Screenshots, emails and/or documents of evidence to include your own or third-party materials (for example publisher emails or policies from websites) in your thesis
• Signed declaration(s) from co-authors of included published materials. 

1. Select Add other file...:
   
    
2. Upload the file, then under Public access to file, select Closed and then click Create:
    
3. Repeat for any additional files
4. Once all of the relevant fields have been completed and files attached, select Save at the bottom of the output window. This completes the output creation.

After you have created the thesis output, a staff member from the Library will complete the verification check to ensure all relevant fields have been completed and files attached. It may take one to two working days for the output to be validated. Please keep an eye on your emails in case the Library needs to contact you.

Once your thesis is made available in CRO (noting timeframe for verification above), you need to obtain the link to your thesis to send to the Graduate Studies Team. Go to https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/ and search for your thesis. Copy the URL of the page and compose a new email, using the following template:

To: graduateresearch@csu.edu.au

Subject: CRO digital thesis – [insert candidate name] [insert candidate ID]

Email content:

Dear Graduate Studies Team,

This email is to confirm that I have entered the digital copy of my thesis into the CRO repository and it is now available at the following link:

[paste link copied earlier]

Title of thesis: [copy title of thesis here]
 

This completes the thesis upload process.

If you have any questions or concerns during the upload process, please email cro@csu.edu.au