Publisher copyright policies & self-archiving
Publishers policy statements indicate what level of open access they allow under their standard agreement.
SPARK is Bethel University's Institutional Repository. We advocate for all faculty to self-archive their works in SPARK. spark@bethel.edu
An open access policy should specify what level of archiving is acceptable.
| Journal Color |
Archiving policy |
| green |
can archive pre-print and post-print or publisher's version/PDF |
| blue |
can archive post-print (ie final draft post-refereeing) or publisher's version/PDF |
| yellow |
can archive pre-print (ie pre-refereeing) |
| white |
archiving not formally supported |
What is a pre-print?
It is the author's initial version of an article submitted to a publication before it has been reviewed.
Public Library of Science PLOS explains how they handle pre-prints.
There are two types of Open Access journals; Green and Gold.
Green journals give authors permission to self-archive their work on a personal website or institutional repository.
List of journals that allow author archiving
Gold journals provide access to peer-reviewed articles without charging the reader and make up approximately 30% of the scholarly literature. The business model varies, but the majority do not charge publication fees.
Gold Journal Examples
SHERPA / ROMEO is a resource listing open access policies of publishers and copyright transfer agreements.
