 In a web context (legal/cultural authorship): if an author needs to ensure authorship, they can use a repository to upload a version of their publication before full publication.
<clarity>  In a web context (legal/cultural authorship): if an author needs to ensure authorship, they can use a repository to upload a version of their publication before full publication.
 In a web context (legal/cultural authorship): to demonstrate authorship, an author can upload a version of their publication before full publication.