# 2.1. Before Creating a Research Output

<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">First, you always need to **check if the content already exists in PURE**:</span>

<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Remove the my content filter by on the “x”</span>

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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Now you have access to *every* publication not just those related to your profile: </span>

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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span>S<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: DE-AT;">earch for the publication by title, PubMed ID, or other identifiers.</span></span>

- <span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: DE-AT;">If the publication you wish to import into PURE **appears in the list** but is not linked to your profile, please use the [Claim a publication](https://wiki.pmu.ac.at/books/manual-for-researchers/page/211-claim-a-publication) method.</span>
- <span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: DE-AT;">If the publication you wish to import **does not appear in the list**, you can import the publication without creating duplicates. For the details please refer to chapter [Ways Importing and Creating Research Outputs.](https://wiki.pmu.ac.at/books/manual-for-pure-editors-at-the-teaching-hospitals-of-pmu/page/32-ways-importing-and-creating-research-outputs)</span>