Hardships of Self-Archiving: Policies of Academic Journals
It was not easy to supplement my publication list with PDFs. To stay compliant with publisher rules, one must respect publisher rules. Most publishers allow to share only versions prior to copy-editing and type-setting. Unfortunately, I am not a well organised person, and I rarely kept versions of papers, corrected after peer-review.
Note: Information is effective as of the publication date. Please re-check policies before archiving.
Terminology
Terminology in publishing can be messy. Sometimes the version prior to peer-review is meant by pre-print, and sometimes post-peer-review version, but I think this may more accurate:
- Pre-print: The manuscript version sent to the publisher prior to peer review. It lacks journal formatting.
- Post-print: The version after peer review, ready for publication. Most likely without final formatting and copy-editing.
- Publisher’s Version: The final version found on the journal’s site. With journal formatting. Has bibliographic information (page-numbers, etc.).
The Main Resource
It is possible to check up journals’ self-archiving policies at a singe resource Sherpa/RoMEO. But anyway one should revise the rules on a publisher’s or journal’s site.
Selected journals
Inter-Research
pdf of the paper may be freely accessed from the publisher’s web site, and can be linked directly. However, the publisher’s version itself cannot be used earlier than 5 years after publication.
Diseases of Aquatic Organisms
DAO on Sherpa/RoMEO: post-print can be published on personal site immediately, in a repository - after 12 months, publishers version — in 5 years. A link to the published version and publisher’s copyright is required.
Marine Ecology Progress Series
MEPS on Sherpa/RoMEO: post-print can be published on personal site immediately, in a repository - after 12 months, publishers version — in 5 years. A link to the published version and publisher’s copyright is required.
St. Petersburg University Press
I could not find a common self-archiving policy on a publisher’s site.
Biological Communications
Open-access journal. pdf is freely available on journal’s site and can be linked directly.
Springer Verlag
Clear and concise self-archiving policy can be found on a publisher’s web site. There is also a section on author’s rights.
Post-print is called an Author’s Accepted Manuscript (AAM): “…the version accepted for publication in a journal following peer review but prior to copyediting and typesetting”.
Pre- and post-prints should be shared with a special phrase which contains a link to the publisher and DOI:
“This is a [pre-print / post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version] of an article published in [insert journal title]. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/[insert DOI]”
Hydrobiologia
Hydrobiologia on Sherpa/RoMEO: post-print can be published on personal site immediately, in a repository - after 12 months. Publishers version cannot be used. Needs a link to the publisher and special phrase with DOI.
Oecologia
Oecologia on Sherpa/RoMEO: post-print can be published on personal site immediately, in a repository - after 12 months. Publishers version cannot be used. Needs a link to the publisher and special phrase with DOI.
Cambridge University Press
I did not succeed in finding a self-archiving policy on the publisher’s site. May be it is called somehow differently.
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
JMBA on Sherpa/RoMEO: post-print can be published on personal site immediately, in a repository - after 6 months. Publishers version cannot be used. Abstract can be used. Needs a link to the publisher.
Elsevier
Sharing policy is hard to find.
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
JEMBE on Sherpa/RoMEO: post-print can be published on personal site immediately, in a repository - after 24 months. Publishers version cannot be used. Needs a link to the publisher with DOI. Post print should be licenced by CC BY-NC-ND. Post-print should not look similar to published version.