When entering into a publishing contract it is important to know what rights you retain in terms of self-archiving your work in an institutional repository, like PRISM or on your personal website.
This information can be found:
- In your publishing contract
- On publisher websites in a copyright, author rights or open access section
- In SHERPA/RoMEO, a database of publisher self-archiving policies
Make sure to look for the version you are able to post for self-archiving:
Here is a helpful infographic explaining the difference between version types.
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Pre-print / |
The version submitted to the journal, prior to peer review. |
| Post-print / Author accepted manuscript: |
The version that has been accepted for publication and which typically includes author-incorporated changes suggested during submission, peer review, and editor-author communications. They do not include other publisher value-added contributions such as copy-editing or formatting. |
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Publisher's version / |
The version that appears on the journal website that includes peer review, copy-editing, and layout. |