Open Access self-archiving service
There are many advantages to publishing a scholarly work in Open Access - immediately and freely accessible worldwide. However, publishing in OA through an academic publisher is not always possible, e. g. if the journal or publisher of choice offers no OA-option, or no fairly priced one.
More often than not, there is the option to self-archive the peer-reviewed version (called the Author Accepted Manuscript, AAM) or even the final publisher´s version (Version of Record, VoR) on an institutional repository, such as the Goethe University repository. This can be done either concurrently to the original publication or after a certain delay. Due to the effort necessary to determine the legal requirements and to upload the according manuscript version, self-archiving options have been used sparsely by GU authors, up to now. This is where the university library´s self-archiving service comes into play.
What the self-archiving service comprises
The university library´s self-archiving service identifies self-archiving options for publications authored by GU affiliates and publishes the works on the GU repository.
The self-archiving process is as follows:
- Authors affiliated to GU send information about individual publications, or comprehensive publication lists to the self-archiving service (to publizieren[at]ub.uni-frankfurt.de).
- We determine, if and under what conditions (version, embargo period) the publications can be self-archived.
- Authors will receive detailed feedback and give their consent that the works identified can be published on the repository. To give consent, please use e dieses Formular (German only).
- We support authors in acquiring certain versions of the publications, if necessary (e. g. the Author Accepted Manuscript).
- If necessary, we correspond with the publishers, in the author´s name, to ascertain self-archiving options.
- The self-archiving service publishes the according versions on the GU repository (observing embargo periods, if necessary).
Please take note of the additional details as well as the
terms and conditions for using the self-archiving service.
For more information, please contact us via publizieren[at]ub.uni-frankfurt.de).
Further information
Further details on using the self-archiving service
Terms and conditions for using the self-archiving service
Self-archiving: General and legal background
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zuletzt geändert am 18. Juli 2023
