Frequently Asked Questions
What is Lenus?
Lenus is an online repository of Irish health publications. Lenus is an Open Access Repository.
Who is Lenus for?
Because Lenus is available on the public internet, it is freely and openly accessible to the public. The content available in Lenus will be beneficial to students, health professionals and anyone interested in research in the Irish health services.
Who maintains Lenus?
Lenus is managed and maintained by the HSE Library Service.
Why should I submit my paper to Lenus?
- Remove barriers. Making your paper or research or publication available in Lenus will increase access to it. It will be freely and openly available to anyone who needs to use it - no passwords or subscriptions required.
- Accelerate discovery. With open access, researchers can read and build on the findings of others without restriction.
- Public enrichment. Much scientific and medical research is paid for with public funds. Open access allows taxpayers to see and utilise the results of their investment.
- Improve education. Open access means that teachers and their students around the world have access to the latest research findings by Irish researchers.
How can I submit my paper to Lenus?
Please register on Lenus and contact the Lenus repository managers to request access to submit your work. Details on how to complete the submission process can be found here.
For one-off or occasional contributors, the 'Submit your research to Lenus' link on the home page is a quick and simple deposit option.
What is Open Access Publishing?
Open Access is an academic publishing model which makes research freely available to read, avoiding subscriptions or paywalls. First articulated in the Budapest Open Access Initiative of 2002, Open Access is transforming a publishing world dominated by multinational corporations and expensive subscription arrangements.
Many Open Access journals are funded by the payment of Article Processing Charges (APCs), while others do not charge for publication, instead funding their operation via organisational subsidies.
Open Access offers a number of benefits. It allows authors to retain copyright and other intellectual property rights over their work, unlike subscription publishing. It allows researchers and ‘citizen scientists’ to access research that was previously beyond their means. It increases the visibility and citation frequency of published research, boosting the careers and reputations of its authors. And it addresses a long-standing inequity of research publishing: that publicly-funded research should be available to the public funding it.