| Publisher | Reuse permitted in doctoral theses for... | Special requirements | Prior publication regulation (e.g. will the publisher accept your article even if you have already posted it online as part of your open access theses?) | Source | Last checked |
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| AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) | - Reuse of the own Postprint (without publisher's templates) in author's thesis
- No embargo
| n. a.
|
| https://www.science.org/pb-assets/migrated/sites/default/files/Lic_Info_2021_final-1628462649.pdf | 2023-01-16 A.D. |
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| ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) | - All or part of the own article (Journal Article, Conference Papers)
- Preprint, Postprint (without publisher's templates)
- No embargo
| Include fixed statement:
"© {Owner/Author | ACM} {Year}. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here for your personal use. Not for redistribution. The definitive Version of Record was published in {Source Publication}, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/{number}." |
| permitted | https://authors.acm.org/author-resources/author-rights | 2023-01-16 A.D. |
|---|
| ACS (American Chemical Society) | - All or part of the own Journal Article
- Preprint, Postprint, (without publisher's templates)
- No embargo
| - "Reprinted with permission from [COMPLETE REFERENCE CITATION], Copyright [YEAR] American
Chemical Society." Insert the appropriate wording in place of the capitalized words.
| Journals have different policies on prior publication, cf.
http://pubs.acs.org/page/policy/prior/index.html
→ check policy for each journal
| https://pubs.acs.org/pb-assets/acspubs/Migrated/dissertation-1632927826810.pdf
| 2023-01-16 A.D. |
|---|
| AGU (American Geophysical Union) | - All or part of the own Article
- Preprint = No embargo
- Postprint (without publisher's templates) = 6 months after official publication by the AGU
| - submitted articles:
include fixed statements "Submitted for publication in (journal title)." - accepted articles:
include fixed statements "Accepted for publication in (journal title). Copyright (year) American Geophysical Union.
Further reproduction or electronic distribution is not permitted."
| permitted | Usage Permissions,
Dual Publication Policy | 2023-01-19 A.D.
|
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| AIP (American Institute of Physics) | - All or part of the own Journal Article
- Preprint, Postprint, (without publisher's templates)
- No embargo
| - submitted and accepted articles: include fixed statement "The following article has been submitted to/accepted by [Name of Journal]. After it is published, it will be found at (URL/link to the entry page of the journal)"
- published articles: include fixed statement "This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and AIP Publishing. The following article appeared in (citation of published article) and may be found at (URL/link for published article abstract)."
| permitted | Web posting guidelines Author licenses License to publish agreement for journals | 2023-01-19 A.D. |
|---|
| AMS (American Mathematical Society) | - All or part of the own Article
- Preprint, postprint (without publisher's templates)
- No embargo
| - include fixed statement "First published in [Publication] in [volume/issue number and year], published by the American Mathematical Society"
- include applicable copyright notice ("© 202x American Mathematical Society."
or "© 202x by [author(s) name(s)]")
| permitted | AMS Copyright Policy
Consent to Publish and Copyright Agreement Form | 2023-01-19 A.D.
|
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| APA (American Psychological Association) | - All or part of the own Article
- Preprint, postprint (without publisher's templates)
- No embargo
| - submitted articles: reference to publisher and journal, giving the date of submission is recommended (e.g. "Draft version 1.3, 1/5/16. This paper has not been peer reviewed.
- published articles: include fixed statement "©American Psychological Association, [Year]. This paper is not the copy of record and may not exactly replicate the authoritative document published in the APA journal. The final article is available, upon publication,
at: [ARTICLE DOI]"
| permitted for preprint | APA Journals® Internet Posting Guidelines
APA Publications Rights Form | 2023-01-20 A.D.
|
|---|
| APS (American Physical Society) | - All or part of the own Journal Article
- Preprint, postprint (without publisher's templates)
- No embargo
| Include APS copyright credit line ("© [YEAR] American Physical Society") and bibliographic citation |
| APS Copyright Policies and Frequently Asked Questions | 2023-01-20 A.D. |
|---|
| ASBMB (American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) | - All or part of the own Journal Article
- Preprint, postprint, (without publisher's templates)
- No embargo
| Include fixed statement "This research was originally published in Journal Name. Author(s). Title. Journal Name. Year, vol. pp-pp. © the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology." |
|
https://www.asbmb.org/journals-news/editorial-policies#copyright | 2023-01-20 A.D. |
|---|
| ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) | - ASCE grants permission
- Postprint (without publisher's templates)
- No embargo
| Citation and link must be included | | Publishing in ASCE Journals | 2023-01-27 A.D. |
|---|
| ASM (American Society for Microbiology) | - Right to reuse the own full article in his/her dissertation or thesis.
- postprint (without publisher's templates)
- No embargo
| Please give proper credit: “Proper credit” means either the copyright lines shown on the top of the first page of the PDF version, or “Copyright © American Society for Microbiology, [insert journal name, volume number, year, page numbers and DOI]” of the HTML version. | Permitted (s. Duplicate Publications) | Statement of Author Rights | 2023-01-27 A.D. |
|---|
| ASME (American Society of mechanical engineers) | - author must obtain publisher's permission
- fee might be charged for online reuse
| author must obtain publisher's permission | author must obtain publisher's permission | ASME Copyright Guidelines ASME Publication Permissions ASME OA Policies
| 2023-01-27 A.D.
|
|---|
| Böhlau | - author must obtain publisher's permission
- Postprint (without publisher's templates)
|
|
|
| 2023-01-27 A.D. |
|---|
| Brill | - Article, Book chapter
- permission is required
- Preprint, postprint (without publisher's templates)
| n.a. |
| Self-Archiving Rights
Rights & Permissions | 2023-02-02 A.D. |
|---|
| Cambridge (Books) | - Author and Co-Author 1 Book chapter (not exceeding 20 per cent of the whole book)
- Preprint (without publisher's templates)
- No embargo
| Include fixed statement:
"Reprinted with permission. This material has been published in [Title] by / edited by [Author / Editor]. This version is free to view and download for personal use only. Not for re-distribution, re-sale or use in derivative works.
© insert copyright holder." | n. a. | https://www.cambridge.org/about-us/rights-permissions/faqs
| 2023-02-20 A.D. |
|---|
| Cambridge (Journals) | - Author or Co-Author Journal article
- Preprint, postprint, (without publisher's templates)
- individual journals may have different policies
| include fixed statement:
"Reprinted with permission. This article has been published in a revised form in [Journal] [http://doi.org/XXX]. This version is free to view and download for private research and study only. Not for re-distribution, re-sale or use in derivative works. © copyright holder." |
| Permissions FAQs | Cambridge University Press | 2023-02-20 A.D. |
|---|
| Copernicus | - Open access publisher!
- All or part of the Journal Article
- Preprint, postprint, (without publisher's templates)
- No embargo
| n.a. | permitted | Licence and copyright agreement | 2023-01-20 A.D. |
|---|
| De Gruyter | - Author own Journal article, Book chapter
- preprint, postprint (without publisher's templates)
- 12 months embargo
| n.a. |
| Rights and Permissions | De Gruyter
| 2023-02-20 A.D. |
|---|
| Edward Elgar | - Max. 2 Book chapters or aticles
- preprint, postprint version (without publisher's templates)
| Citation: The final version is available in [insert book title] edited by [insert editor(s) or author(s)], published in 20xx by Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/978XXXXXXXXXX.000XX
The material cannot be used for any other purpose without further permission of the publisher, and is for private use only. |
| Edward Elgar Publishing - Reuse of your work (e-elgar.com) | 2023-02-20 A.D. |
|---|
| ECS (Electrochemical Society) | - Author own article
- Preprint or Postprint (without publisher's templates)
- 12 months Embargo
|
|
| Author Rights Policy (subscription articles) - IOPscience - Publishing Support
| 2023-02-21 A.D.
|
|---|
| Elsevier | - All or part of the own journal article
- Preprint, postprint, (without publisher's templates)
- No embargo
| n.a. | - generally permitted, some journals have deviating rules: check policy for each journal
- e.g. Cell Press and Lancet:
| Article Sharing
Permissions
Author rights Policy confirmed by publisher (e-mail, October 2019)
| 2023-01-30 A.D.
|
|---|
| Emerald | - Author own journal article or book chapter
- Preprint, postprint (without publisher's templates)
- No embargo
| n.a. |
| Emerald author rights | 2023-02-21 A.D. |
|---|
| Frontiers | - Open access publisher!
- All or part of the Journal Article
- Preprint, postprint, (without publisher's templates)
- No embargo
| n.a. | - permitted for online theses
- some journals have different policies for print-only theses: check policy for each journal
| Author Guidelines | 2023-01-20 A.D. |
|---|
| GSA (Geological Society of America) | - All or part of the own journal article
- Preprint or postprint (without publisher's templates)
- No embargo
| Please provide the bibliographic citation and the GSA copyright credit line on an appropriate page. |
| https://www.geosociety.org/GSA/Publications/Info_Services/Copyright/GSA/Pubs/guide/copyright.aspx | 2023-02-21 A.D. |
|---|
| IAEE (International Association for Energy Economics) | - All or part of the own journal article
- Preprint, postprint, (without publisher's templates)
- No embargo
| Please cite and indicate the source. |
| Publishing Agreement,
Green Open Access,
EJ Publishing Agreement | 2023-02-21 A.D. |
|---|
| IEEE | - All or part of the own article
- Journal article, Book chapter
- Preprint, postprint (without publisher's templates)
- No embargo
| include fixed statement: "© 20xx IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media, including reprinting/republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works, for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted component of this work in other works." |
| IEEE - Authors Rights and Responsibilities | 2023-02-24 A.D. |
|---|
| IGI Global | - author must obtain publisher's permission
| - author must obtain publisher's permission
| - author must obtain publisher's permission
| Fair Use Policy | IGI Global (igi-global.com)
| 2023-02-24 A.D. |
|---|
| IOP (Institute of Physics) | - All or part of the own journal article
- Preprint, postprint (without publisher's templates)
- 12 months embargo for postprint
| n.a. |
| Author Rights Policy (subscription articles) - IOPscience - Publishing Support | 2023-02-24 A.D. |
|---|
| IWA Publishing | - All or part of the own journal article
- Preprint, postprint (without publisher's templates)
- No embargo
| - Unpublished articles: note on publisher and journal has to be included, recommended to include date of submission
- Published articles: reference published material, preferably with fixed statement "©IWA Publishing [year of publication]. The definitive peer-reviewed and edited version of this article is published in [name of journal] [volume] [issue] [pages] [year] [DOI] and is available at www.iwapublishing.com."
|
| Rights and Permissions | IWA Publishing (iwaponline.com) | 2023-02-24 A.D. |
|---|
| Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | - Own article
- Preprint permitted
- Postprint (without publisher's templates): written permission required
- Embargo applies, please refer to Copyright Transfer Agreement of the journal for details
| n.a. | n.a. please contact the responsible editor before submission | https://shop.lww.com/journal-permission | 2023-02-24 A.D. |
|---|
| Mary Ann Liebert | - Preprint or Postprint (without publisher's templates) of own article
- No embargo
| - Please add the following statement: “Final publication is available from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers http://dx.doi.org/[insert DOI]”
| n.a. | Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers | Authors (liebertpub.com) | 2023-02-24 A.D. |
|---|
| MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute) | - Open access publisher!
- All or part of Journal Article
- Preprint, postprint, (without publisher's templates)
- No embargo
| n.a. | permitted | MDPI Open Access Information and Policy | 2023-01-20 A.D.
|
|---|
| Nature portfolio | - All or part of the own journal article
- Preprint, postprint (without publisher's templates)
| n.a. | permitted | Nature author licence policy
Nature Permissions requests
Nature journals' policy on duplicate publication
| 2023-02-20 A.D. |
|---|
| Optical Society of America (OSA) | - Author own article Postprint (without publisher's templates)
- No embargo
| - Please add the following statement: "© XXXX [year] Optical Society of America]. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modifications of the content of this paper are prohibited."
| n.a. | Author Resources: Copyright Transfer and Licensing Information (optica.org) | 2023-02-24 A.D. |
|---|
| Oxford University Press (Books) | - Author own Book chapter
(max. 1 chapter per book/anthology) - Preprint, Postprint (without publisher's templates)
- Embargo: postprint 12–24 months
→ varies per discipline, cf. Author Reuse
| - submitted, unpublished books: include fixed statement: "This is a draft of a chapter/article that has been accepted for publication by Oxford University Press in the forthcoming book [title] by/edited by (Author/editor) due for publication in [year]."
- published books: include fixed statement "[Title] by/edited by [Author/editor], [year of publication], reproduced by permission of Oxford University Press [link to OUP catalogue if available, or OUP website]"
| Permitted | Author self-archiving policy | 2023-02-24 A.D. |
|---|
| Oxford University Press (Journals) | - All or part of the journal article
- Preprint, postprint (without publisher's templates)
- Embargo: postprint 12–24 months, check per journal: journal list
| - submitted, unpublished articles, include fixed statement: "This article has been accepted for publication in [Journal Title] Published by Oxford University Press."
- published articles, include fixed statement: "This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in [insert journal title] following peer review. The version of record [insert complete citation information here] is available online at: xxxxxxx [insert URL and DOI of the article on the OUP website]."
| generally permitted, managing editor should be informed | Author self-archiving policy,
Embargo periods per journal,
Publication Rights Policies, | 2023-02-27 ms |
|---|
| PLOS (Public Library of Science) | - Open access publisher!
- All or part of the Journal article
- Preprint, postprint, (without publisher's templates)
- No embargo
| n.a. | permitted | Open Access,
e.g. PLOS One Criteria for Publication and Ethical Publishing Practice https://journals.plos.org/plosone/s/licenses-and-copyright | 2023-01-20 A.D. |
|---|
| PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the U.S.A.) | - Preprint or Postprint (without publisher's templates)
- No embargo
| Provide a link to the work on PNAS.org and include a copyright statement | n.a. please contact the responsible editor | PNAS Author Center PNAS Rights and Permissions | 2023-02-27 ms |
|---|
| Routledge | - Book chapter (max. 1 chapter per book)
- Postprint (without publisher's templates)
- 12 months embargo for STM; 18 months embargo for humanities and social sciences
- In some cases, exceptions can be made to our embargo periods to meet funder mandates
| - include fixed statement: "This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Routledge/CRC Press in [BOOK TITLE] on [date of publication]"
- Postprints can even be included with CC-BY license, if applicable
| Policy unknown → managing editor should be contacted | Policies for Open Access Book Chapters,
Publishing Open Access Books: Chapters | 2023-02-27 ms |
|---|
| RS (Royal Society) | - All or part of the journal article
- Preprint or Postprint (without publisher's templates)
- No embargo
| Citation and link must be included; Postprints (AAM) can even be included with CC-BY license, if applicable | Permitted | https://royalsociety.org/journals/ethics-policies/media-embargo/ https://royalsociety.org/journals/ethics-policies/misconduct/ Licence to publish | 2023-02-27 ms |
|---|
| RSC (Royal Society of Chemistry) | - All or part of the journal article
- Preprint, postprint, (without publisher's templates)
- No embargo
| Acknowledgement must be included: "Reproduced from Ref. XX with permission from the Royal Society of Chemistry" | Permitted | Licences, copyright & permissions,
Our processes & policies, | 2023-02-27 ms |
|---|
| SAGE | - All or part of the journal article
- Preprint, postprint, (without publisher's templates)
- No embargo
- Some journlas have exceptions, please check SAGE Website
| DOI and fixed statement must be included: "Author(s), Article Title, Journal Title (Journal Volume Number and Issue Number) pp. xx-xx. Copyright © [year] (Copyright Holder). Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications." | generally permitted, except for some journals (cf. journal exceptions), follow directions for Prior Publication | Journal Author Archiving Policies and Re-Use,
Copyright and Permissions | 2023-02-01 ms |
|---|
| SIAM (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics) | - All or part of the journal article
- Preprint, postprint, (without publisher's templates)
- No embargo
- not before original article has been published
| - include fixed statement "First Published in [Publication] in [volume and number, or year], published by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)"
- include copyright notice as stated in article
(e.g., "Copyright © by SIAM. Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited.")
| n.a. | Consent to Publish (PDF) | 2023-02-01 ms |
|---|
| SEG (Society of Exploration Geophysicists) | - All or part of the journal article
- Preprint, postprint, (without publisher's templates)
- No embargo
| n.a. | Permitted | SEG Policy on Open-access Publishing Permissions | 2023-02-01 ms |
|---|
| SPIE (Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers) | - Postprint (without publisher's templates)
- No embargo but after release of the original article
| Must include the following information: - Copyright XXXX (year) Society of Photo‑Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE).
- Citation: Author(s), “Paper, Poster, or Presentation Title,” Proc. SPIE Volume Number, Volume Title, Paper Number (Publication Date). http://dx.doi.org/DOI
| n.a. | https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/article-sharing-policies | 2023-02-01 ms
|
|---|
Springer
| - Postprint, (without publisher's templates)
- No embargo but after release of the original article
- Permission for re-use of book chapters has to be obtained directly
| Copyright Statement (journal article): - Accepted version → Include fixed statement: "This version of the article has been accepted for publication, after peer review (when applicable) and is subject to Springer Nature’s AM terms of use, but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance improvements, or any corrections. The Version of Record is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/[insert DOI]"
| Please check the Copyright Transfer Statement (CTS) or Licence to Publish (LTP) that you have signed with Springer Nature to find further information about the reuse of your content. Inclusion of unpublished articles in thesis not permitted. | https://www.springer.com/gp/open-access/publication-policies https://www.springer.com/gp/rights-permissions/obtaining-permissions/882 | 2023-02-01
ms |
|---|
| Taylor & Francis | - All or part of the journal article
- Preprint, postprint (without publisher's templates)
- Embargo: journals have varying embargoes → check per journal, cf. Open Acces journal finder
| Copyright statements: - unpublished articles: preprint may be used only, recommended to include note on journal and submission date (e.g. "This is the original manuscript of an article submitted to Taylor & Francis in [JOURNAL TITLE]")
- published articles: include fixed statement "This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in [JOURNAL TITLE] on [date of publication], available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/[ArticleDOI]."
| Permitted for preprint | Sharing your work,
Open Acces journal finder
| 2023-02-01 ms |
|---|
| Thieme | - Article
- Postprint (without publisher's templates)
- 12 months embargo
| - The archived version must contain a reference to the copyright of the publisher and a link to the Published Journal Article in the e-journals system of Thieme if the article has been published
online.
| not permitted: Thieme Publishing Group will not accept material for publication in a journal that has previously been published elsewhere. | Archiving Policy | 2023-02-01 ms |
|---|
| Wiley | - All or part of the journal article
- Preprint and Postpring (without publisher's templates)
- No embargo
| Copyright statements - Preprint: "This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: [FULL CITE], which has been published in final form at [Link to final article using the DOI]. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions."
- Postprint: "This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: [FULL CITE], which has been published in final form at [Link to final article using the DOI]. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited."
| generally permitted, some journals have deviating rules → check policy for each journal | Wiley FAQ licensing and copyright,
Wiley Self-archving policy,
CTA Sample,
ELA Sample | 2023-02-01 ms |
|---|
| Wiley-VCH | - All or part of the journal article
- Preprint (without publisher's templates); No embargo
- Postprint (without publisher's templates) Embargo: 12-24 months. 12 months for (STM) and 24 months for (SSH) journals after publication of the final article. Use Author Compliance Tool to check the embargo period for individual journals.
| Copyright statements - Preprint: "This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: [FULL CITE], which has been published in final form at [Link to final article using the DOI]. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions."
- Postprint: "This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: [FULL CITE], which has been published in final form at [Link to final article using the DOI]. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.
| Policy ambiguous
→ recommended to contact managing editor | Copyright Transfer Agreement
Author Compliance Tool | 2023-02-01 ms |
|---|
| World Scientific | - All or part of the journal article
- Preprint, postprint (without publisher's templates)
- Embargo:
12 months for postprint
| Copyright statements - unpublished articles under review (preprint): include fixed statement "Preprint of an article submitted for consideration in [Journal] © [Year] [copyright World Scientific Publishing Company] [Journal URL]"
- published articles (preprint): include fixed statement "Preprint of an article published in [Journal, Volume, Issue, Year, Pages] [Article DOI] © [copyright World Scientific Publishing Company] [Journal URL]"
- published articles (postprint): include fixed statement "Electronic version of an article published as [Journal, Volume, Issue, Year, Pages] [Article DOI] © [copyright World Scientific Publishing Company] [Journal URL]"
| permitted (include statement) | Author Rights | 2023-02-01
ms |
|---|