Most international publishers allow the accepted manuscript to be made available in open access on institutional repositories. However, there is often a required embargo period, which may not always align with the open access requirements mandated by research funding entities.
Elsevier
You can make the accepted manuscript available in open access on IRIS after a specific embargo period (which is specific to each journal).
OTHER REQUIREMENts for the accepted manuscript:
» It must include the DOI of the version of record.
» It must be released under the CC-BY-NC-ND license.
» It must not be modified to resemble the version of record more closely.
Please note:
YOU CAN PUBLISH THE ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT WITHOUT EMBARGO:
» ON AUTHORS’ PERSONAL WEBSITES OR BLOGS
» UPDATING PREPRINTS ON ARXIV OR REPEC
» IN INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORIES FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY
» ON COMMERCIAL SITES WITH WHICH ELSEVIER HAS AN AGREEMENT
Preprint
You can share the preprint without embargo under the following conditions:
» If accepted for publication, the publisher recommends including the DOI of the version of record.
» It must not be modified to resemble the version of record more closely.
USEFUL LINKS
ELSEVIER | JOURNAL ARTICLE SHARING Policies
ELSEVIER | Journal embargo finder
ELSEVIER | Faq
Springer Nature
You can make the accepted manuscript available in open access on IRIS after an embargo period (6 months for Nature, 12 months for Springer).
OTHER REQUIREMENts for the accepted manuscript:
» YOU MUST INDICATE THAT IT IS THE ACCEPTED VERSION AND INCLUDE THE URL OF THE PUBLISHED VERSION ON THE JOURNAL’S WEBSITE.
» TERMS OF USE ARE DEFINED BY SPRINGER.
» IT IS NOT ALLOWED TO RELEASE THE ACCEPTED VERSION THROUGH OPEN FORMAT CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSES, NOR MAKE CHANGES TO THE FORMATTING AND TEXT.
PLEASE NOTE:
THE STANDARD SPRINGER NATURE LICENSE APPLIES TO ALL MANUSCRIPTS. IN CASE THE AUTHOR ASSERTS THE RIGHT TO PUBLISH THE ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT IN OPEN ACCESS (RIGHTS RETENTION STRATEGY) IN THE BODY OF THE ARTICLE (E.G., IN THE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS), THE TERMS OF THE STANDARD SPRINGER NATURE LICENSE PREVAIL.
Preprint
You can share the preprint without embargo under the following conditions:
» YOU MUST INDICATE THE DOI AND URL OF THE PUBLISHED EDITORIAL VERSION ON THE JOURNAL’S WEBSITE AND CHOOSE A CC LICENSE OF YOUR PREFERENCE.
USEFUL LINKS
SPRINGER NATURE | JOURNAL AND EMBARGO Policy
SPRINGER NATURE | Pre-print sharing
SPRINGER NATURE | EDITORIAL Policies
ACS Journals
You can make the accepted manuscript available in open access on IRIS after 12 months from the publication date.
OTHER REQUIREMENts for the accepted manuscript:
» OPEN ACCESS SHARING IS POSSIBLE ONLY IF REQUESTED BY THE FUNDING AGENCY OR THE UNIVERSITY.
» OPEN ACCESS SHARING MUST BE FOR NON-COMMERCIAL PURPOSES AND MUST NOT VIOLATE ACS’S ETHICAL GUIDELINES.
» YOU MUST INDICATE THE PUBLISHER’S COPYRIGHT AND THAT IT IS AN ACCEPTED VERSION OF AN ACS PUBLICATION.
Preprint
You can SHARE the preprint without embargo under the following conditions:
» Its open access sharing must be for non-commercial purposes and must not violate ethical guidelines.
» If accepted for publication, you will need to include the publisher’s copyright and indicate that it is an unpublished version of an ACS publication.
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ACS | POSTING Policies
Cambridge Univ Press
You can make the accepted manuscript available in open access on IRIS without embargo in the areas of SSH (Social Sciences and Humanities) and after 6 months in the areas of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics).
OTHER REQUIREMENts for the accepted manuscript:
» It must be released under the CC-BY-NC-ND license or equivalent, but not less restrictive.
Preprint
You can share the preprint without embargo.
USEFUL LINKS
CUP | GREEN OPEN ACCESS POLICY
Emerald
You can make the accepted manuscript available in open access on IRIS without embargo.
OTHER REQUIREMENts for the accepted manuscript
» It must be released under the CC-BY-NC-ND license
USEFUL LINKS
EMERALD | GREEN OPEN ACCESS POLICY
Sage
You can make the accepted manuscript available in open access on IRIS without embargo.
OTHER REQUIREMENts for the accepted manuscript:
» Non-commercial use (NC)
» No derivatives (ND)
Preprint
You can SHARE the preprint without embargo, under the same conditions as the accepted manuscript.
USEFUL LINKS
SAGE | GREEN OPEN ACCESS
Taylor & Francis
You can make the accepted manuscript available in open access on IRIS after a specific embargo period (which is specific to each journal).
OTHER REQUIREMENts for the accepted manuscript:
It is recommended to indicate that it is the accepted version of an article published in a Taylor & Francis journal and to include the URL to the published version on tandfonline.com.
Please note:
YOU CAN PUBLISH THE ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT WITHOUT EMBARGO:
» ON AUTHORS’ PERSONAL WEBSITES OR BLOGS and on social media.
Preprint
You can share the preprint without embargo under the following conditions:
» If accepted, you must indicate in the preprint that it will be published in a Taylor & Francis journal and, upon publication, include the link to the published version on tandfonline.com.
Version OF RECORD
Taylor & Francis allows all authors of a contribution not released as open access to share the article through the publisher’s eReader with 50 free eprints.
USEFUL LINKS
Taylor & francis | Sharing version of journal articles
Taylor & Francis | Embargo Periods
Taylor & Francis | EDITORIAL Policies
Wiley
You can make the accepted manuscript available in open access on IRIS after an embargo period of 12 months for STM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) areas and 24 months for SSH (Social Sciences and Humanities) areas.
OTHER REQUIREMENts for the accepted manuscript:
You will need to provide the URL of the published version and an appropriate acknowledgement of the publisher.
Preprint
You can share the preprint without embargo in institutional repositories, non-commercial preprint servers, and on authors’ websites.
» It is recommended to indicate that it is a version submitted upon publication request, and if the request is accepted, to include the URL of the published version with its DOI.
USEFUL LINKS
WILEY | Self-archiving policy
WILEY | Pre-prints policy
WILEY | Best practise guidlines
WILEY | Author compliance tool (SPECIFIC FOR EACH JOURNAL)
The information provided in this article is updated as of May 3, 2022. We recommend verifying the publishers’ policies directly at the indicated links.
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