Self-archiving, or parallel publishing, (Green OA) refers to depositing a version of a publication, according to the publisher’s permission, in a subject-specific or institutional open access repository.
Self-archiving is a part of the process of collecting data on publications at Turku UAS.
Author, proceed as follows:
Turku UAS library verfies and checks self-archiving policies for you, deposits the publication version in Turku UAS open access repository Theseus, as well as adds the persistent URL of the self-archived version to the publication information in Research.fi, the national service collecting and sharing information on research conducted in Finland.
The publication version to be self-archived may be
N.B. Save the versions of your publication, as Turku UAS library may request the unpublished version of your publication for self-archiving!
Self-archiving, or parallel publishing, is an option of open access publishing (Green OA), which has additional benefits in addition to general OA benefits:
Read more on the article in Talk magazine (in Finnish) Julkaisuja vapaasti saataville verkkoon – lisää vaikuttavuutta rinnakkaistallentamisella by Liisa Tiittanen.
However, the publisher may require that the self-archived copy is openly accessible only after an embargo period. The embargo period starts from the publication date (either the electronic or the printed publication) depending on which date is earlier. The embargo period is usually 6 – 36 months.
When signing a publishing agreement, make sure that you withhold the right to self-archive your article in the Turku UAS OA repository. The publishing agreement should enable either immediate open access subject to a APC charge, or self-archiving either immediately or after an embargo period. Check the funding agreement requirements on open access for articles written as a part of project activities.
In case an author has signed a publishing agreement, which transfers all rights to the publisher, self-archiving may be forbidden.
In most cases, you find publishers´ and journals´ copyright and self-archiving policies in the SHERPA/RoMEO service.
In scientific publications, an affiliation is mentioned with the author’s name. Affiliation refers to the author’s home organization, higher education institution or research institution, as a member of which the publication has been created.
It is important that the article you publish contains your name and affiliation Turku University of Applied Sciences or Turun ammattikorkeakoulu:
N.B. Affiliation can contain more than one organization. For example, if your employer is Turku UAS and you participate in a project coordinated by another organization, both organizations can be listed as affiliations with your name in a publication.
Take care as the author that the permissions for self-archiving are in order
Consent for self-archiving with co-authors needs not to be a formal agreement. However, it is recommended that you discuss it with email and keep the emails.
When needed, ask english language templates for asking permissions by sending email julkaisutiedonkeruu@turkuamk.fi.
Turku UAS library verfies and checks publishers´ self-archiving policies and permissions for you. Some publishers require that the authors ask for the permission from the publisher themselves.
This guide contains Turku UAS’ instructions on open access. In the guide, for instance, the following themes will be covered:
Contact our experts on collecting data on publications via email at julkaisutiedonkeruu@turkuamk.fi
Contact the experts on open access publishing by email at openscience@turkuamk.fi.
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Author’s draft / Pre-print / Pre-refereeing / Submitted Version Under Review (SMUR)
A version submitted to the publisher before peer reviewing. Does not necessarily correspond the final version in terms of content.
Final draft / Post-print / Post-refereeing / Author’s final / Author’s Accepted Manuscript (AAM)
A peer-reviewed and accepted final version of the manuscript, which lacks the publisher’s layout and page numbers, and sometimes also illustrations and graphs. In terms of content same as the published version. Publishers often allow the self-archiving of this version.
Publisher PDF / Publisher’s version / Final published version / Version of record
The final version of the publication, including layout, as it appears in the publication. Often in PDF format.
Guide to Open Access:
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