pre-print: the version of a paper before peer review.

post-print: the version of a paper after peer-review, with revisions having been made.

publisher's PDF: the version a publisher makes available.

• SHERPA/RoMEO

   

  • RoMEO is a searchable database of publishers' copyright and self-archiving policies for pre-prints and post-prints.
  • RoMEO is searchable by publisher, journal title and ISSN.
  • Use RoMEO to find out if your publishers' copyright rules allow you to deposit in your institutional repository.
  • RoMEO summarizes publishers' conditions and categorizes publishers by colours, indicating level of author rights.
  • RoMEO shows which publishers comply with funding agencies' conditions on open access.

  
  If a journal isn't found in SHERPA/RoMEO:

  1. Link out to the article if possible.
      
  2. Check the publisher's website and follow the policies on re-posting.
  3. Write to the publisher asking for permission.

   
• Suggest a Journal or Publisher

   

  Suggest that SHERPA/Romeo include a specific journal or publisher.