Institutional repositories are digital collections managed by a university, university library or research organization. Institutional repositories serve a variety of valuable roles, including supporting open access through collecting and sharing an institution's scholarly output. UJ Institution Repository supports open access and the university's scholars, allowing for the discovery of the creative and scholarly output of UJIR.The University of Johannesburg Institutional Repository collects and maintains intellectual scholarship such as published journal articles (pre-print and post-print), conference papers and proceedings, reports, theses and dissertations in a free and open environment.