Pure and Open Access
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What is self-archiving (green open access)?
The UG adopted a green open access policy on 1 January 2017. This means that you are asked to deposit the final author’s version (also known as the accepted manuscript or post-print) of your peer-reviewed articles. The University of Groningen Library will import these publications into Pure and provide any necessary support. All research outputs registered in Pure appear in the UG research portal.
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What about embargoes?
In most cases, publishers require an embargo period before you can self-archive your publications. The University of Groningen Library will make sure that the publisher’s requirements are observed. Your publication will be made publicly accessible after the embargo period has ended.
Exception: short publications
Based on the Taverne Amendment, the UG has decided to introduce the Open Access Scheme: disclosure of 'short' publications by UG staff, whereby publications by UG staff are automatically made available in the institutional repository six months after publication. This concerns the Publisher's Version, also known as the Version of Record. This is irrespective of the embargo period used by the publisher.For more information, see: Open Access - Taverne.
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How does sharing pre-prints work?
Sharing pre-prints (draft manuscripts before peer review) is becoming increasingly common. Some of the benefits are:
- Faster dissemination of research results
- Providing evidence of your latest achievements (N.B. pre-prints receive a DOI and are linkable)
- Receiving feedback and enhancing quality.
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What is the difference between pre-print, final author's version and publisher's version?
- Pre-print: the first draft of the article, prior to peer review.
- Final author’s version: the version that follows the peer-review process and has been accepted for publication. This version does not include the publisher’s formatting, such as page numbers, volume and issue. Also known as author’s accepted manuscript (AAM) or post-print.
- Publisher’s version: the final PDF of the published article. Also known as ‘version of record’.
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How do I get open access support?
Open access support: openaccess rug.nl | openaccess umcg.nl
If have questions about open access that are specific to your discipline, contact one of the open access ambassadors at the University's faculties.
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