Most publishers will allow you to post the author's accepted manuscript (AKA the post-print version) into the repository, possibly with conditions.
What is the Author's Accepted Manuscript?
The Author's Accepted Manuscript is the final manuscript that you sent to the publisher to be formatted for publication, after it's gone through the peer-review process.
What are some of the possible conditions?
- A journal may require and embargo. An embargo is the time period in which your article's information is visible (title, abstract, etc.) but the article is not downloadable. Embargoes can be anywhere from 6 - 18 months. After the embargo is over, your article is available.
- A citation and a link to the definitive version of the article, i.e. we are required to link back to the definitve version of the article on the publisher's website.
The Sherpa/Romeo Database shows publisher's rules
The Sherpa/Romeo database is an online tool where you can look up a journal's, or publisher's, conditions regarding what you can deposit Dominican Scholar.
As a service to you, the Library will investigate submission Terms of Agreement and secure copyright permissions for you so that you can have your work included in Dominican Scholar. Contact us at dominican.scholar@dominican.edu
