Using My Papers

DeepDyve My Papers is your personal repository of journal article PDFs which you can upload and store in your DeepDyve account . Unlike the Research Archive, which is a centralized, shared repository available for Enterprise customers only, My Papers is your collection of PDFs that can only be accessed by you. By uploading and storing your PDFs in My Papers, you can now organize and manage all your literature research in one place, from PDFs you previously acquired to all the new papers and e-books you read and save through your DeepDyve subscription.

What type of files can be added to My Papers?

As with the Research Archive, My Papers accepts only individual PDFs or ZIP files containing PDFs. They can be articles as well as any other PDF content. If you try to import other types of files they will be ignored.
When you upload a PDF, you do not need to rename. If it is a journal article, DeepDyve's technology will automatically extract the citation information from the paper, including the title, journal name, author(s), DOI and more, so you can more easily find it again in the future. If your PDF is not a journal article, we will make our best attempt. But rest assured, you can always edit and revise the citation information afterwards.
If you are an Enterprise customer and you purchase a paper from a publisher with whom we don't have a relationship, we use a 3rd party document delivery service (CCC RightFind) to get the article for us. You will get an email from our partner with a link to download your document. You can then add this to the Research Archive or to My Papers. Or contact your Account Manager, and we can automate this process for you.
If you acquire articles from other sources, follow the upload process below.

Who can add articles to the My Papers?

Any Individual subscriber can upload and add PDFs to My Papers. If you are an Enterprise user, by default you can upload to My Papers as well, unless your administrator has disabled this feature. If you are not able to use My Papers, please contact your administrator or your DeepDyve account manager to enable permissions for this feature.

Adding new articles to the My Papers

To upload articles to My Papers, go to "My Library" and click the "Upload" icon or "Upload" in the left side bar

Screenshot of the My Library — Dashboard page in DeepDyve. Yellow highlight boxes mark the 'Upload' entry in the left sidebar and the 'Upload' tile (cloud icon) in the dashboard grid, which also includes tiles for Install Plugin, My Papers, My Folders, Shared Folders, Annotations, Saved Searches, Bookmarks, History, Research Archive, and Manage Account.

Select where you would like your uploaded file to go. By default both My Papers and Research Archive will be selected; to change this click the arrows in the box

Screenshot of the 'Upload Files (BETA)' page, step '1. Select destination'. A highlighted dropdown reads 'My Papers and Research Archive selected'; the expanded list shows Destinations with 'My Papers' and 'Research Archive' both checked, plus My Folders and Shared Folders sections reading 'Please contact your administrator to enable' uploads, and a Save button.

You can also choose to add the uploaded documents to personal or shared folders; this option may have to be enabled by your administrator
Drag and drop your PDF or ZIP files into the upload area, or click the link to browse your files and upload that way

Screenshot of the upload page's step '2. Import files': a dashed drop zone reading 'Drop files here or browse' with the note 'Files will be queued for processing after upload. We will notify you via email once processing is complete.'

The file names will appear in the Review section. Check them out and hit "upload".

Screenshot of step '3. Review selected files' showing an example file 'article.pdf (0.39 MB)' with a red 'Remove' link and a highlighted blue 'Upload' button.

When your upload is ready you'll see a banner at the top of the page. You'll also receive an email.

Screenshot of the green confirmation banner reading 'NOTICE: Your uploads have been processed and are available in your Research Archive storage. Please review your email confirmation that details the status of each document in your order... in the event any of them failed to process.'

Viewing My Papers

To see articles in My Papers, click My Library and then My Papers:

Screenshot of the My Library — Dashboard page with yellow highlight boxes marking 'My Papers' in the left sidebar and the 'My Papers' tile in the dashboard grid — the places to click to view your uploaded papers.

Once in My Papers you can search for particular articles, download them, or open them for reading in our enhanced reader. Articles can be put in folders and annotated like any other DeepDyve articles.

Downloading articles from My Papers

Article PDFs that have been uploaded to My Papers can be downloaded at no cost:

Screenshot of a dialog titled 'Download this article at no cost via your Research Archive'. It explains that articlebuyer@company.com previously purchased this PDF so it can be downloaded again at no cost, names the article in the Research Archive, and shows a green 'Download PDF $0' button.