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Open Access - Secondary publication
Secondary Publications
Declaration of rights
Information regarding policies of the different publisher and respective journals are provided by the database SHERPA/RoMEO of Jisc. Within the category “Publisher Policy”, Open Access rights are displayed according to the status of the article (submitted, accepted, published). The record contains the requirements for secondary publication, information concerning potential embargos and conditions such as “Must link to publisher version”.
By example of the journal “Nature”, which may be found by simple search as title or via ISSN, the structure and the meaning of the icons are easily comprehensible. Within the category “Help” video tutorials and user guides are provided. The tab “About” leads to detailed information about the database.
In the case you have already published in a journal, we would be delighted to assist you to archive your article in an openly accessible way. Please get in touch with us.
Secondary publication as pre- or postprint
Preprint designates a manuscript which was not assessed yet.
Postprint designates a publication already assessed and approved. It may be identical with the publisher version (publisher version, version of record) or differ from formatting (author’s manuscript).
Some publisher provide own preprint-server for publishing, e.g.:
- TechRxiv by IEEE
- The Multidisciplinary Preprint Platform by MDPI
Subject-specific preprint-servers are:
- bioRxiv, for biology
- medRxiv.org, for health sciences
- ChemRxiv, for chemistry
- arXiv, for physics, mathematics, computer sciences and other
For searching for current preprints related to COVID-19, the preprint viewer of Preprint Viewer of ZB MED may be used.
Finding relevant publications
Dissemin is a tool for finding publications which are not yet openly accessible but may be provided on the Green Way of Open Access.
By a color code, Golden and Green Open Access-publications are marked which are already openly accessible. Blue publications are appropriate for Open Access-publishing according to the valid regulations of the publisher. By an ORCID, the Upload into one of the following repositories is immediately possible:
- HAL - Open Access-repository for all current and former adherents and members of Darmstadt University of Technology
- Zenodo - repository of CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research)
We recommend you to contact the Open Science Team regard to archiving within the publication system MONARCH-Qucosa of Chemnitz University of Technology.
External information sources
- Draft agreement for the purpose of secondary publication according to §38 sec. 4 UrhG (pdf)
- Matthias Spielkamp: Matthias Spielkamp: Right for secondary publication for scholars: current legal status and recommendations for action
- FAQ regarding right for secondary publication, task force “Legal Framework Conditions” of the key initiative “Digital Information” of the Alliance of Science Organizations in Germany
- Folder concerning right for secondary publication of academic articles (pdf), Copyright law for education and science reg. assoc.