Open Access Publishing and Public Repositories
Terms & Definitions
Author's Original Manuscript: Version of a journal article submitted to a publisher for formal peer review. Content and layout are as written by the authors.
Author's Accepted Manuscript: Version of a journal article that has been accepted for publication, including all changes made as a result of the peer review process. Content and layout follow publisher's submission requirements.
Proof: Version of a journal article that is created as part of the publication process. Content has been changed from the accepted manuscript; layout is the publisher's.
Version of Record: Fixed version of an article that has been formally declared "published" by the publisher.
Copyright Introduction
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Copyright Introduction (UW Libraries)Introduction to copyright including exclusive rights, copyright duration, Creative Commons licenses, and fair use
Copyright Information for Authors
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SPARC: Author Rights
- Practical guidance on copyright for authors submitting journal articles.
- Content written by SPARC, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition.
- Practical guidance on copyright for authors submitting journal articles.
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SPARC: Author Addendum
- Legal instrument that can be used to modify a publisher's standard agreement so you can negotiate key rights to your articles.
- Developed by developed by SPARC in partnership with Creative Commons and Science Commons.
- Legal instrument that can be used to modify a publisher's standard agreement so you can negotiate key rights to your articles.
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SHERPA/RoMEO
- Database of summaries of publisher policies on copyright and self-archiving.
- Find the permissions that are usually part of each publisher's copyright transfer agreement.
- Database of summaries of publisher policies on copyright and self-archiving.
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rchive.it
- User-friendly interface to SHERPA/RoMEO information on self-archiving. (See above.)
- Enter the journal title and see whether you can post your article preprint on a personal or departmental website or in an institutional repository.
- User-friendly interface to SHERPA/RoMEO information on self-archiving. (See above.)
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Creative Commons Licenses
- Creative Commons licenses are widely used for indicating how others can reuse the work you make publicly available.
- Use the Creative Commons License Chooser to select a suitable license.
- Creative Commons licenses are widely used for indicating how others can reuse the work you make publicly available.
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US Copyright Office FAQs
- Frequently Asked Questions and Answers about Copyright
Copyright Tips for NIH-Funded Authors
Authors should work with the publisher before any rights are transferred to ensure that all conditions of the NIH Public Access Policy can be met.
Please see the UW NIH Public Access Policy Help Guide for information.