How to Use ICPSR's Online Deposit System

TIP: If you need help while filling out the online deposit form, you can email ICPSR-help@umich.edu. 

If the data are ready to deposit, you’ll need to: 

Have you ever deposited data before? If no, review What Should My Deposit Include for details on what you will need to have readily available.

Step 1: Click on ‘start deposit’ 

Access the start deposit button from either of the following pages: "Share Data" or  "Share NIH Data."

Start Deposit

 

Step 2: Fill out the quick questionnaire     

  • 2A - Question 1: Was your data collection funded by one of the following agencies?          
    • If “Yes” - select the correct funding agency. Click on “Deposit to ICPSR," and skip to Step 3.
    • If “No” - you can still deposit data with ICPSR! Continue to Step 2B.
      The start deposit button is dark blue with the words 'start deposit'

 

  • 2B - Question 2 (if you answered “No” to Question #1): Are you archiving your data because a journal or a publisher requires the data be available for replication?
    • If "Yes" - ICPSR highly encourages depositors to use openICPSR for data related to journals or for replication purposes. Click on "Deposit Data to openICPSR" and follow the instructions there.
    • If “No” - Click on “Deposit to ICPSR” and continue with Step 3.
      The start deposit button is dark blue with the words 'start deposit'

 

Step 3: Sign into your ICPSR account. 

Find out more about How to Log In or Create a New ICPSR Account.  

Step 4: In the “Create Project” window, provide three pieces of information: 

  • 4A - Archive: automatically populates the correct archive based on the funding agency selected in Step 2B.     
  • 4B - Project Title: you select what to name the project. According to the Metadata Initial Steps ICPSR staff follow, a good project title has three parts: the main title, the geography, and the dates. For example, a good project title would be: "National Wellbeing Survey, United States, 2022."
  • 4C - “Is this deposit related to an existing ICPSR data…” - if you don’t know the answer, click no (most of the time, the answer is no).

Step 5: Click “Save & Apply”  

Step 6: In the “Project Workspace,” you should do the following:     

TIP: If you need help while in the Project Workspace, you can view tips along the way (indicated by the little icon question marks), click on ‘report a problem,’ or email ICPSR-help@umich.edu. 

Step 7: You are done! 

You will get a notification of your data submission, as will an ICPSR Staff member.

 

Updated 6/13/2024