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</div> </section>  <section class="l-section"> <div class="container"> <div class="layout-wrapper lg:w-2/3 lg:mx-auto"> <h2 class="sub-headline pb-8 lg:pb-14 text-black " style="">Different versions of your article and how to share them</h2> <hr class="small"> <div class="wysiwyg mb-16" data-controller="commons" data-commons-target="wysiwygElement"> <p>Your article can go through many versions on its journey from the manuscript you submit through the peer review process and recommended revisions, to the final article that is published online or in print.</p> </div> </div> </div> </section>  <section class="l-section"> <div class="container"> <div class="layout-wrapper lg:w-2/3 lg:mx-auto"> <h2 class="sub-headline pb-8 lg:pb-14 text-black " style="">What are the definitions of these different versions and how can you share them?</h2> </div> </div> <div class="container"> <div class="hidden flex-wrap -mx-3 lg:flex" data-controller="tabs"> <div class="w-full lg:w-3/5"> <ul class="px-3 -mx-3 overflow-auto whitespace-no-wrap mb-6 align-top lg:overflow-hidden lg:whitespace-normal lg:flex lg:flex-wrap"> <li class="inline-block tab-boxes-navigation-item mb-6 cursor-pointer align-top px-3 font-sans lg:w-1/3 lg:block" data-slug="authors-original-manuscript-aom" data-tabs-target="tabElement" data-action="click->tabs#select"> <div class="bg-grey-lightest shadow h-full"> <div class="p-5 text-center text-black font-sans font-medium"><span class="block mx-auto mb-4 h-12"> </span> <span class="break-words">Authors Original Manuscript (AOM): this is the version of a paper before it has been submitted to a journal for peer review and is sometimes called a preprint.</span> </div> </div></li> <li class="inline-block tab-boxes-navigation-item mb-6 cursor-pointer align-top px-3 font-sans lg:w-1/3 lg:block" data-slug="preprint-an-academic-journal-article-in-draft-form-prior-to-peer-review-also-known-as-the-authors-original-manuscript" data-tabs-target="tabElement" data-action="click->tabs#select"> <div class="bg-grey-lightest shadow h-full"> <div class="p-5 text-center text-black font-sans font-medium"><span class="block mx-auto mb-4 h-12"> </span> <span class="break-words">Preprint: an academic journal article in draft form, prior to peer review, also known as the Authors Original Manuscript.</span> </div> </div></li> <li class="inline-block tab-boxes-navigation-item mb-6 cursor-pointer align-top px-3 font-sans lg:w-1/3 lg:block" data-slug="submitted-manuscript-under-review-smur-the-version-of-a-paper-that-has-been-submitted-to-a-journal-and-is-undergoing-peer-review" data-tabs-target="tabElement" data-action="click->tabs#select"> <div class="bg-grey-lightest shadow h-full"> <div class="p-5 text-center text-black font-sans font-medium"><span class="block mx-auto mb-4 h-12"> </span> <span class="break-words">Submitted Manuscript Under Review (SMUR): the version of a paper that has been submitted to a journal and is undergoing peer review.</span> 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This is</span> </div> </div></li> <li class="inline-block tab-boxes-navigation-item mb-6 cursor-pointer align-top px-3 font-sans lg:w-1/3 lg:block" data-slug="version-of-record-vor-this-is-the-final-or-definitive-version-of-a-paper-that-is-allocated-a-digital-object-identifierdoi-all-metadata-is-provided-and-it-is-published-in-a-journal-for-example-on-degruyter-com-this-version-has-been-through-the-pr" data-tabs-target="tabElement" data-action="click->tabs#select"> <div class="bg-grey-lightest shadow h-full"> <div class="p-5 text-center text-black font-sans font-medium"><span class="block mx-auto mb-4 h-12"> </span> <span class="break-words">Version of Record (VoR): this is the final or definitive version of a paper that is allocated a Digital Object Identifier(DOI), all metadata is provided, and it is published in a journal, for example on degruyter.com. This version has been through the pr</span> </div> </div></li> </ul> </div> <div class="tab-bar-contents px-3 lg:w-2/5"> <div class="tab-bar-content h-0 invisible" data-slug="authors-original-manuscript-aom" data-tabs-target="tabContentElement"> <div data-meta-title="Authors Original Manuscript (AOM): this is the version of a paper before it has been submitted to a journal for peer review and is sometimes called a preprint."> <section class="l-section"> <div class="container"> <div class="layout-wrapper lg:w-2/3 lg:mx-auto"> <h2 class="sub-headline pb-8 lg:pb-14 text-black " style="">How to share your Authors Original Manuscript, Submitted Manuscript Under Review or Preprint:</h2> <hr class="small"> <div class="wysiwyg mb-16" data-controller="commons" data-commons-target="wysiwygElement"> <p>Share this version of the article as much as you like. We would recommend sharing this with your networks via social media channels, your personal website or blog, on a scholarly collaboration network>, or on a non-commercial <preprint server> (arXiv, bioRxiv, SSRN, etc.).<br></p> <p>Posting your article to a preprint server before you submit to a journal, is common in many subjects and this would not be considered as a duplicate publication. It will not impact the review of your article for potential publication in any De Gruyter journal.</p> <p>If you do share your <strong>Authors Original Manuscript</strong> or <strong>Submitted Manuscript Under Review </strong>online, we recommend that after it has been published in a journal you link to the final version on DeGruyter.com to connect versions of your article.</p> <p>You can use the following phrase:</p> <p><em>“This is an [ Original Manuscript] of an article published by De Gruyter in [JOURNAL TITLE] on [date of publication], available at <a href="http://wwww.degruyter.com/">http://wwww.degruyter.com/</a> [Article DOI]”</em><br></p> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="tab-bar-content h-0 invisible" data-slug="preprint-an-academic-journal-article-in-draft-form-prior-to-peer-review-also-known-as-the-authors-original-manuscript" data-tabs-target="tabContentElement"> <div data-meta-title="Preprint: an academic journal article in draft form, prior to peer review, also known as the Authors Original Manuscript."> <section class="l-section"> <div class="container"> <div class="layout-wrapper lg:w-2/3 lg:mx-auto"> <h2 class="sub-headline pb-8 lg:pb-14 text-black " style="">How to share your Authors Original Manuscript, Submitted Manuscript Under Review or Preprint:</h2> <hr class="small"> <div class="wysiwyg mb-16" data-controller="commons" data-commons-target="wysiwygElement"> <p>Share this version of the article as much as you like. We would recommend sharing this with your networks via social media channels, your personal website or blog, on a scholarly collaboration network>, or on a non-commercial <preprint server> (arXiv, bioRxiv, SSRN, etc.).<br></p> <p>Posting your article to a preprint server before you submit to a journal, is common in many subjects and this would not be considered as a duplicate publication. It will not impact the review of your article for potential publication in any De Gruyter journal.</p> <p>If you do share your <strong>Authors Original Manuscript</strong> or <strong>Submitted Manuscript Under Review </strong>online, we recommend that after it has been published in a journal you link to the final version on DeGruyter.com to connect versions of your article.</p> <p>You can use the following phrase:</p> <p><em>“This is an [ Original Manuscript] of an article published by De Gruyter in [JOURNAL TITLE] on [date of publication], available at <a href="http://wwww.degruyter.com/">http://wwww.degruyter.com/</a> [Article DOI]”</em><br></p> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="tab-bar-content h-0 invisible" data-slug="submitted-manuscript-under-review-smur-the-version-of-a-paper-that-has-been-submitted-to-a-journal-and-is-undergoing-peer-review" data-tabs-target="tabContentElement"> <div data-meta-title="Submitted Manuscript Under Review (SMUR): the version of a paper that has been submitted to a journal and is undergoing peer review."> <section class="l-section"> <div class="container"> <div class="layout-wrapper lg:w-2/3 lg:mx-auto"> <h2 class="sub-headline pb-8 lg:pb-14 text-black " style="">How to share your Authors Original Manuscript, Submitted Manuscript Under Review or Preprint:</h2> <hr class="small"> <div class="wysiwyg mb-16" data-controller="commons" data-commons-target="wysiwygElement"> <p>Share this version of the article as much as you like. We would recommend sharing this with your networks via social media channels, your personal website or blog, on a scholarly collaboration network>, or on a non-commercial <preprint server> (arXiv, bioRxiv, SSRN, etc.).<br></p> <p>Posting your article to a preprint server before you submit to a journal, is common in many subjects and this would not be considered as a duplicate publication. It will not impact the review of your article for potential publication in any De Gruyter journal.</p> <p>If you do share your <strong>Authors Original Manuscript</strong> or <strong>Submitted Manuscript Under Review </strong>online, we recommend that after it has been published in a journal you link to the final version on DeGruyter.com to connect versions of your article.</p> <p>You can use the following phrase:</p> <p><em>“This is an [ Original Manuscript] of an article published by De Gruyter in [JOURNAL TITLE] on [date of publication], available at <a href="http://wwww.degruyter.com/">http://wwww.degruyter.com/</a> [Article DOI]”</em><br></p> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="tab-bar-content h-0 invisible" data-slug="accepted-manuscript-am-this-is-the-version-of-a-paper-that-has-undergone-peer-review-recommended-amendments-have-been-implemented-and-the-manuscript-has-been-accepted-for-publication-by-a-journal-but-has-not-yet-been-copy-edited-or-type-set-this-is" data-tabs-target="tabContentElement"> <div data-meta-title="Accepted Manuscript (AM): this is the version of a paper that has undergone peer review, recommended amendments have been implemented and the manuscript has been accepted for publication by a journal, but has not yet been copy edited or type set. This is"> <section class="l-section"> <div class="container"> <div class="layout-wrapper lg:w-2/3 lg:mx-auto"> <h2 class="sub-headline pb-8 lg:pb-14 text-black " style="">How to share your Accepted Manuscript</h2> <hr class="small"> <div class="wysiwyg mb-16" data-controller="commons" data-commons-target="wysiwygElement"> <p>For De Gruyter authors, you can share your Accepted Manuscript at any time to personal websites, blogs, social media channels or post the AM as a closed deposit to institutional repositories.<br></p> <p>There may be embargo periods relating to the posting of Accepted Manuscripts as open deposits to institutional or subject repositories, or to scholarly collaboration networks (SCNs).</p> <p>De Gruyter journals have the following embargo periods after online publication:</p> <ul> <li><p>Social Sciences and Humanities: 12 months</p></li> <li><p>Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics: 12 months</p></li> <li><p>Medicine: 6 months</p></li> </ul> <p>Information about individual journals’ embargo periods can be found on their Instructions for Authors pages.</p> <p>If you do share your Accepted Manuscript online, we recommend that after it has been published in a journal, we recommend that you link to the final version on degruyter.com to connect versions of your article and collect relevant article metrics.</p> <p>You can use the following phrase:</p> <p><em>“This is an [Accepted Manuscript] of an article published by De Gruyter in [JOURNAL TITLE] on [date of publication], available at <a href="http://wwww.degruyter.com/">http://wwww.degruyter.com/</a> [Article DOI]”. </em></p> <p>When sharing your AM, it is a good idea to make clear the type of licence you are applying to the article.This allows others to understand what they can do with your article. We suggest either the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial (CC BY-NC) licence, or the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Non-Derivative.</p> <p><br>Learn more about sharing your work and licences.</p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="tab-bar-content h-0 invisible" data-slug="version-of-record-vor-this-is-the-final-or-definitive-version-of-a-paper-that-is-allocated-a-digital-object-identifierdoi-all-metadata-is-provided-and-it-is-published-in-a-journal-for-example-on-degruyter-com-this-version-has-been-through-the-pr" data-tabs-target="tabContentElement"> <div data-meta-title="Version of Record (VoR): this is the final or definitive version of a paper that is allocated a Digital Object Identifier(DOI), all metadata is provided, and it is published in a journal, for example on degruyter.com. This version has been through the pr"> <section class="l-section"> <div class="container"> <div class="layout-wrapper lg:w-2/3 lg:mx-auto"> <h2 class="sub-headline pb-8 lg:pb-14 text-black " style="">How to share your Version of Record</h2> <hr class="small"> <div class="wysiwyg mb-16" data-controller="commons" data-commons-target="wysiwygElement"> <p>If you are publishing your article as gold open access, you can share your article’s Version of Record (VoR) anywhere.<br></p> <p>If you are not publishing your article as gold open access, you can share your 50 free eprints of the VoR.</p> <p>In the My Publications section of your account on Degruyter.com you can access the pdf of the Version of Record . From here you can print copies to be used at conferences, meetings, and in teaching. You can also share this within research groups.<br></p> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordeon lg:hidden" data-controller="accordion" data-accordion-open-class="open"> <div class="accordeon-item js-accordeon-item py-10 pb-6 border-t border-grey-light cursor-pointer" data-accordion-target="accordionElement"> <div class="accordeon-title flex justify-between items-center font-sans uppercase mb-4" data-action="click->accordion#toggle"> <div class="pr-6 break-words"> Authors Original Manuscript (AOM): this is the version of a paper before it has been submitted to a journal for peer review and is sometimes called a preprint. </div> <i class="accordeon-icon material-icons text-[28px] select-none">close</i> </div> <div class="accordeon-body py-8 hidden"> <section class="l-section"> <div class="container"> <div class="layout-wrapper lg:w-2/3 lg:mx-auto"> <h2 class="sub-headline pb-8 lg:pb-14 text-black " style="">How to share your Authors Original Manuscript, Submitted Manuscript Under Review or Preprint:</h2> <hr class="small"> <div class="wysiwyg mb-16" data-controller="commons" data-commons-target="wysiwygElement"> <p>Share this version of the article as much as you like. We would recommend sharing this with your networks via social media channels, your personal website or blog, on a scholarly collaboration network>, or on a non-commercial <preprint server> (arXiv, bioRxiv, SSRN, etc.).<br></p> <p>Posting your article to a preprint server before you submit to a journal, is common in many subjects and this would not be considered as a duplicate publication. It will not impact the review of your article for potential publication in any De Gruyter journal.</p> <p>If you do share your <strong>Authors Original Manuscript</strong> or <strong>Submitted Manuscript Under Review </strong>online, we recommend that after it has been published in a journal you link to the final version on DeGruyter.com to connect versions of your article.</p> <p>You can use the following phrase:</p> <p><em>“This is an [ Original Manuscript] of an article published by De Gruyter in [JOURNAL TITLE] on [date of publication], available at <a href="http://wwww.degruyter.com/">http://wwww.degruyter.com/</a> [Article DOI]”</em><br></p> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="accordeon-item js-accordeon-item py-10 pb-6 border-t border-grey-light cursor-pointer" data-accordion-target="accordionElement"> <div class="accordeon-title flex justify-between items-center font-sans uppercase mb-4" data-action="click->accordion#toggle"> <div class="pr-6 break-words"> Preprint: an academic journal article in draft form, prior to peer review, also known as the Authors Original Manuscript. </div> <i class="accordeon-icon material-icons text-[28px] select-none">close</i> </div> <div class="accordeon-body py-8 hidden"> <section class="l-section"> <div class="container"> <div class="layout-wrapper lg:w-2/3 lg:mx-auto"> <h2 class="sub-headline pb-8 lg:pb-14 text-black " style="">How to share your Authors Original Manuscript, Submitted Manuscript Under Review or Preprint:</h2> <hr class="small"> <div class="wysiwyg mb-16" data-controller="commons" data-commons-target="wysiwygElement"> <p>Share this version of the article as much as you like. We would recommend sharing this with your networks via social media channels, your personal website or blog, on a scholarly collaboration network>, or on a non-commercial <preprint server> (arXiv, bioRxiv, SSRN, etc.).<br></p> <p>Posting your article to a preprint server before you submit to a journal, is common in many subjects and this would not be considered as a duplicate publication. It will not impact the review of your article for potential publication in any De Gruyter journal.</p> <p>If you do share your <strong>Authors Original Manuscript</strong> or <strong>Submitted Manuscript Under Review </strong>online, we recommend that after it has been published in a journal you link to the final version on DeGruyter.com to connect versions of your article.</p> <p>You can use the following phrase:</p> <p><em>“This is an [ Original Manuscript] of an article published by De Gruyter in [JOURNAL TITLE] on [date of publication], available at <a href="http://wwww.degruyter.com/">http://wwww.degruyter.com/</a> [Article DOI]”</em><br></p> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="accordeon-item js-accordeon-item py-10 pb-6 border-t border-grey-light cursor-pointer" data-accordion-target="accordionElement"> <div class="accordeon-title flex justify-between items-center font-sans uppercase mb-4" data-action="click->accordion#toggle"> <div class="pr-6 break-words"> Submitted Manuscript Under Review (SMUR): the version of a paper that has been submitted to a journal and is undergoing peer review. </div> <i class="accordeon-icon material-icons text-[28px] select-none">close</i> </div> <div class="accordeon-body py-8 hidden"> <section class="l-section"> <div class="container"> <div class="layout-wrapper lg:w-2/3 lg:mx-auto"> <h2 class="sub-headline pb-8 lg:pb-14 text-black " style="">How to share your Authors Original Manuscript, Submitted Manuscript Under Review or Preprint:</h2> <hr class="small"> <div class="wysiwyg mb-16" data-controller="commons" data-commons-target="wysiwygElement"> <p>Share this version of the article as much as you like. We would recommend sharing this with your networks via social media channels, your personal website or blog, on a scholarly collaboration network>, or on a non-commercial <preprint server> (arXiv, bioRxiv, SSRN, etc.).<br></p> <p>Posting your article to a preprint server before you submit to a journal, is common in many subjects and this would not be considered as a duplicate publication. It will not impact the review of your article for potential publication in any De Gruyter journal.</p> <p>If you do share your <strong>Authors Original Manuscript</strong> or <strong>Submitted Manuscript Under Review </strong>online, we recommend that after it has been published in a journal you link to the final version on DeGruyter.com to connect versions of your article.</p> <p>You can use the following phrase:</p> <p><em>“This is an [ Original Manuscript] of an article published by De Gruyter in [JOURNAL TITLE] on [date of publication], available at <a href="http://wwww.degruyter.com/">http://wwww.degruyter.com/</a> [Article DOI]”</em><br></p> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="accordeon-item js-accordeon-item py-10 pb-6 border-t border-grey-light cursor-pointer" data-accordion-target="accordionElement"> <div class="accordeon-title flex justify-between items-center font-sans uppercase mb-4" data-action="click->accordion#toggle"> <div class="pr-6 break-words"> Accepted Manuscript (AM): this is the version of a paper that has undergone peer review, recommended amendments have been implemented and the manuscript has been accepted for publication by a journal, but has not yet been copy edited or type set. This is </div> <i class="accordeon-icon material-icons text-[28px] select-none">close</i> </div> <div class="accordeon-body py-8 hidden"> <section class="l-section"> <div class="container"> <div class="layout-wrapper lg:w-2/3 lg:mx-auto"> <h2 class="sub-headline pb-8 lg:pb-14 text-black " style="">How to share your Accepted Manuscript</h2> <hr class="small"> <div class="wysiwyg mb-16" data-controller="commons" data-commons-target="wysiwygElement"> <p>For De Gruyter authors, you can share your Accepted Manuscript at any time to personal websites, blogs, social media channels or post the AM as a closed deposit to institutional repositories.<br></p> <p>There may be embargo periods relating to the posting of Accepted Manuscripts as open deposits to institutional or subject repositories, or to scholarly collaboration networks (SCNs).</p> <p>De Gruyter journals have the following embargo periods after online publication:</p> <ul> <li><p>Social Sciences and Humanities: 12 months</p></li> <li><p>Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics: 12 months</p></li> <li><p>Medicine: 6 months</p></li> </ul> <p>Information about individual journals’ embargo periods can be found on their Instructions for Authors pages.</p> <p>If you do share your Accepted Manuscript online, we recommend that after it has been published in a journal, we recommend that you link to the final version on degruyter.com to connect versions of your article and collect relevant article metrics.</p> <p>You can use the following phrase:</p> <p><em>“This is an [Accepted Manuscript] of an article published by De Gruyter in [JOURNAL TITLE] on [date of publication], available at <a href="http://wwww.degruyter.com/">http://wwww.degruyter.com/</a> [Article DOI]”. </em></p> <p>When sharing your AM, it is a good idea to make clear the type of licence you are applying to the article.This allows others to understand what they can do with your article. We suggest either the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial (CC BY-NC) licence, or the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Non-Derivative.</p> <p><br>Learn more about sharing your work and licences.</p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="accordeon-item js-accordeon-item py-10 pb-6 border-t border-grey-light cursor-pointer" data-accordion-target="accordionElement"> <div class="accordeon-title flex justify-between items-center font-sans uppercase mb-4" data-action="click->accordion#toggle"> <div class="pr-6 break-words"> Version of Record (VoR): this is the final or definitive version of a paper that is allocated a Digital Object Identifier(DOI), all metadata is provided, and it is published in a journal, for example on degruyter.com. This version has been through the pr </div> <i class="accordeon-icon material-icons text-[28px] select-none">close</i> </div> <div class="accordeon-body py-8 hidden"> <section class="l-section"> <div class="container"> <div class="layout-wrapper lg:w-2/3 lg:mx-auto"> <h2 class="sub-headline pb-8 lg:pb-14 text-black " style="">How to share your Version of Record</h2> <hr class="small"> <div class="wysiwyg mb-16" data-controller="commons" data-commons-target="wysiwygElement"> <p>If you are publishing your article as gold open access, you can share your article’s Version of Record (VoR) anywhere.<br></p> <p>If you are not publishing your article as gold open access, you can share your 50 free eprints of the VoR.</p> <p>In the My Publications section of your account on Degruyter.com you can access the pdf of the Version of Record . From here you can print copies to be used at conferences, meetings, and in teaching. You can also share this within research groups.<br></p> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section>  <section class="l-section"> <div class="container"> <div class="layout-wrapper lg:w-2/3 lg:mx-auto"> <h2 class="sub-headline pb-8 lg:pb-14 text-black " style="">Self-archiving or sharing your article in a repository</h2> <hr class="small"> <div class="wysiwyg mb-16" data-controller="commons" data-commons-target="wysiwygElement"> <p>Authors are often required by funders, institutions, or other organisations to make research articles funded by them to be made freely available online, or Open Access. Publishing your article as Gold Open Access will maximise its openness, discoverability and re-usability; learn more information on Open Access options at De Gruyter.</p> <p>If you are not publishing your article with gold open access, you can follow the Green Open Access route, also known as “self-archiving”. In this case you post an earlier version of your manuscript in a repository or share it online. Learn more about your options for self-archiving in our <a href="https://degruyter-live-craftcms-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/De_Gruyter_Sharing_Policy.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">reposition policy</a>.<br></p> <p>For more information about De Gruyter’s general policy for self-archiving please read our <a href="/publishing/services/rights-and-permissions/repository-policy-for-journal-publications">repository policy for journal publications</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </section>  <section class="l-section"> <div class="container"> <div class="layout-wrapper lg:w-2/3 lg:mx-auto"> <h2 class="sub-headline pb-8 lg:pb-14 text-black " style="">Third-party material</h2> <hr class="small"> <div class="wysiwyg mb-16" data-controller="commons" data-commons-target="wysiwygElement"> <p>Before you post any version of your article online, as the author you need to make sure that you have the correct permissions to include any third-party material.</p> <p>When you post an article under a Creative Commons licence, the permission should allow the third-party material to either:</p> <ol> <li><p>be included under the Creative Commons licence or</p></li> <li><p>be clearly indicated as being protected by third-party copyright, with a clear statement that this content may not be reused without further permissions clearance from the identified third-party rights holder.</p></li> </ol> <p><strong>If you would like to re-use content from a De Gruyter journal, please do so through our partner, the </strong><a href="http://www.copyright.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>Copyright Clearance Center</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </section>  <section class="l-section"> <div class="container"> <div class="layout-wrapper lg:w-2/3 lg:mx-auto"> <h2 class="sub-headline pb-8 lg:pb-14 text-black " style="">Funder Mandates</h2> <hr class="small"> <div class="wysiwyg mb-16" data-controller="commons" data-commons-target="wysiwygElement"> <p>Most institutions and funders have policies regarding how the research resulting from funded projects should be published and shared. You should check the requirements of your institution or funder to ensure that you are publishing your research according to these principles.</p> <p>Authors can choose to publish as gold open access in order to comply with funder mandates that require them to publish immediate open access (e.g., those funders supporting <a href="https://www.coalition-s.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Plan S principles</a>). If your funder states you need to share your article after publication you can follow De Gruyter’s green open access, or “self-archiving policy”, which facilitates sharing of different versions of your article.</p> <p>De Gruyter have deposit agreements with <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">PubMed Central</a> and <a href="https://europepmc.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Europe PubMed Central</a> for articles from certain funders, including the<a href="https://www.nih.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> National Institute for Health (NIH)</a> and automatically deposit articles to meet their requirements.</p> <p>For German authors we work with <a href="https://info.oa-deepgreen.de/en/deepgreen-en/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">DeepGreen</a> to facilitate the deposition of articles into institutional repositories in line with our embargo periods.</p> <p><br></p> </div> </div> </div> </section>  <section class="l-section"> <div class="container"> <div class="layout-wrapper lg:w-2/3 lg:mx-auto"> <h2 class="sub-headline pb-8 lg:pb-14 text-black " style="">How to share different versions of your manuscript</h2> <hr class="small"> <div class="wysiwyg mb-16" data-controller="commons" data-commons-target="wysiwygElement"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong><em>I have the...</em></strong></td> <td><p><strong>Authors Original Manuscript (AOM) or </strong></p> <p><strong>Submitted version under review (SMUR) or </strong></p> <p><strong>Preprint</strong></p></td> <td><strong>Accepted manuscript (AM)</strong></td> <td><p><strong>Subscription</strong></p> <p><strong>Version of record (VoR) or Publisher PDF </strong></p></td> <td><strong><img alt="Open Access icon" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/6EDAuo2jaJVgNwdkI3v3P5w-jnOHAKYEM2h8UnZFqtLphR_udEJ3OD2qqRTfnezpFldcNIxTSBgBn9JBYseyy-vSED6JHNFjbR_aFh7Fukh3l-JQ6qS-pzh2-QDbf6dYq6LtdjDwc1Z0Y9ivR5bLFw" width="15" height="24"> </strong> <br> <strong> Gold Open Access</strong><br><strong> Version of Record</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><em>I want to share …</em></strong></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><em>Online…</em></strong></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><em>on my personal website</em></strong></td> <td>Yes share at any time.</td> <td>Yes share at any time.</td> <td>You cannot share the VoR. You can include the metadata of your work, and the DOI to link to the version of record.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><em>on a preprint service</em></strong></td> <td>Yes share at any time.</td> <td><p>Yes share at any time <strong>if closed.</strong></p> <strong>If open</strong> needs to be after the embargo period.</td> <td>You cannot share the VoR. You can include the metadata of your work, and the DOI to link to the version of record.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><em>in my institutional or company repository </em></strong></td> <td>Yes share at any time.</td> <td><p>Yes share at any <strong>time if closed.</strong></p> <strong>If open</strong> needs to be after embargo.</td> <td>You cannot share the VoR. You can include the metadata of your work, and the DOI to link to the version of record.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><em>A not for profit repository</em></strong></td> <td>Yes share at any time.</td> <td>Deposit subject to embargo listed on copyright transfer agreement.</td> <td>You cannot share the VoR. You can include the metadata of your work, and the DOI to link to the version of record.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><em>On a Scholarly Collaboration Network that has signed the STM sharing principles</em></strong></td> <td>Yes share at any time.</td> <td>Yes share at any time.</td> <td>You cannot share the VoR. You can include the metadata of your work, and the DOI to link to the version of record..</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>On a Scholarly</strong> <strong>Collaboration Network that has not signed the STM sharing principles</strong></td> <td>Please contact De Gruyter.</td> <td>Please contact De Gruyter.</td> <td>You cannot share the VoR. You can include the metadata of your work, and DOI to link to the version of record.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><em>Post my article on social media</em></strong></td> <td>Yes share at any time.</td> <td>Yes share at any time.</td> <td>You cannot share the VoR. You can include the metadata of your work, and the DOI to link to the version of record.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><em>In education…</em></strong></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><em>for teaching and classroom purposes</em></strong></td> <td><p>Yes.</p> <p>Share print copies at any time.</p> <p>Electronic use permitted within your faculty or for research colleagues only.</p></td> <td>Yes.<br><br>Share print copies at any time.<br><p>Electronic use permitted within your faculty or for research colleagues only.</p></td> <td><p>Yes.</p> <p>Share print copies at any time.</p> <p>Electronic use permitted within your faculty or for research colleagues only.</p></td> <td>Share at any time in accordance with its Creative Commons licence</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><em>Include in my dissertation or thesis</em></strong></td> <td>You can include any version in print at any time.<br>Electronically if the thesis or dissertation is not openly available on the internet. If open use the AOM/SMUR or AM.</td> <td>You can include any version in print at any time.<br>Electronically if the thesis or dissertation is not openly available on the internet. If open use the AOM/SMUR or AM.</td> <td>You can include any version in print at any time.<br>Electronically if the thesis or dissertation is not openly available on the internet. If open use the AOM/SMUR or AM.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><em>At a conference</em></strong></td> <td>You can share print copies or in the form of a presentation or poster .</td> <td>You can share print copies or in the form of a presentation or poster .</td> <td>Yes, share VoR as print copies.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><em>In research…</em></strong></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><em>Reuse figures or extracts in other works authored by me</em></strong></td> <td>Yes, share with full attribution.</td> <td>Yes, share with full attribution.</td> <td>Yes, share with full attribution.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><em>Republish the entirety of my work in any future works</em></strong></td> <td>You may republish your work in a book, where your name appears on the front cover as editor or author with some restrictions. Please contact Rights at De Gruyter.</td> <td>You may republish your work in a book, where your name appears on the front cover as editor or author with some restrictions. Please contact Rights at De Gruyter.</td> <td>You may republish your work in a book, where your name appears on the front cover as editor or author with some restrictions. Please contact Rights at De Gruyter.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><em>In an email to colleagues</em></strong></td> <td>Yes, share at any time for personal use.</td> <td>Yes, share at any time for personal use.</td> <td>Yes, share at any time for personal use.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><em>In a grant or funding application</em></strong></td> <td>Yes, share at any time.</td> <td>Yes, share at any time.</td> <td>Yes, share at any time.</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> </div> </section>  <section class="l-section"> <div class="container"> <div class="layout-wrapper lg:w-2/3 lg:mx-auto"> <h2 class="sub-headline pb-8 lg:pb-14 text-black " style="">Definitions</h2> </div> </div> <div class="container"> <div class="hidden flex-wrap -mx-3 lg:flex" data-controller="tabs"> <div class="w-full lg:w-3/5"> <ul class="px-3 -mx-3 overflow-auto whitespace-no-wrap mb-6 align-top lg:overflow-hidden lg:whitespace-normal lg:flex lg:flex-wrap"> <li class="inline-block tab-boxes-navigation-item mb-6 cursor-pointer align-top px-3 font-sans lg:w-1/3 lg:block" data-slug="gold-open-access" data-tabs-target="tabElement" data-action="click->tabs#select"> <div class="bg-grey-lightest shadow h-full"> <div class="p-5 text-center text-black font-sans font-medium"><span class="block mx-auto mb-4 h-12"> </span> <span class="break-words">Gold Open Access</span> </div> </div></li> <li class="inline-block tab-boxes-navigation-item mb-6 cursor-pointer align-top px-3 font-sans lg:w-1/3 lg:block" data-slug="green-open-access" data-tabs-target="tabElement" data-action="click->tabs#select"> <div class="bg-grey-lightest shadow h-full"> <div class="p-5 text-center text-black font-sans font-medium"><span class="block mx-auto mb-4 h-12"> </span> <span class="break-words">Green Open Access</span> </div> </div></li> <li class="inline-block tab-boxes-navigation-item mb-6 cursor-pointer align-top px-3 font-sans lg:w-1/3 lg:block" data-slug="preprint-servers-or-preprint-repositories" data-tabs-target="tabElement" data-action="click->tabs#select"> <div class="bg-grey-lightest shadow h-full"> <div class="p-5 text-center text-black font-sans font-medium"><span class="block mx-auto mb-4 h-12"> </span> <span class="break-words">Preprint Servers or Preprint Repositories</span> </div> </div></li> <li class="inline-block tab-boxes-navigation-item mb-6 cursor-pointer align-top px-3 font-sans lg:w-1/3 lg:block" data-slug="scholarly-collaboration-networks-scns" data-tabs-target="tabElement" data-action="click->tabs#select"> <div class="bg-grey-lightest shadow h-full"> <div class="p-5 text-center text-black font-sans font-medium"><span class="block mx-auto mb-4 h-12"> </span> <span class="break-words">Scholarly Collaboration Networks (SCNs)</span> </div> </div></li> <li class="inline-block tab-boxes-navigation-item mb-6 cursor-pointer align-top px-3 font-sans lg:w-1/3 lg:block" data-slug="repository-institutional-or-department" data-tabs-target="tabElement" data-action="click->tabs#select"> <div class="bg-grey-lightest shadow h-full"> <div class="p-5 text-center text-black font-sans font-medium"><span class="block mx-auto mb-4 h-12"> </span> <span class="break-words">Repository - Institutional or Department</span> </div> </div></li> <li class="inline-block tab-boxes-navigation-item mb-6 cursor-pointer align-top px-3 font-sans lg:w-1/3 lg:block" data-slug="repository-subject-or-non-commercial-repository" data-tabs-target="tabElement" data-action="click->tabs#select"> <div class="bg-grey-lightest shadow h-full"> <div class="p-5 text-center text-black font-sans font-medium"><span class="block mx-auto mb-4 h-12"> </span> <span class="break-words">Repository - Subject or Non-Commercial Repository</span> </div> </div></li> <li class="inline-block tab-boxes-navigation-item mb-6 cursor-pointer align-top px-3 font-sans lg:w-1/3 lg:block" data-slug="deposit-closed-deposit" data-tabs-target="tabElement" data-action="click->tabs#select"> <div class="bg-grey-lightest shadow h-full"> <div class="p-5 text-center text-black font-sans font-medium"><span class="block mx-auto mb-4 h-12"> </span> <span class="break-words">Deposit - Closed Deposit</span> </div> </div></li> <li class="inline-block tab-boxes-navigation-item mb-6 cursor-pointer align-top px-3 font-sans lg:w-1/3 lg:block" data-slug="deposit-open-deposit" data-tabs-target="tabElement" data-action="click->tabs#select"> <div class="bg-grey-lightest shadow h-full"> <div class="p-5 text-center text-black font-sans font-medium"><span class="block mx-auto mb-4 h-12"> </span> <span class="break-words">Deposit - Open Deposit</span> </div> </div></li> <li class="inline-block tab-boxes-navigation-item mb-6 cursor-pointer align-top px-3 font-sans lg:w-1/3 lg:block" data-slug="digital-object-identifier-doi" data-tabs-target="tabElement" data-action="click->tabs#select"> <div class="bg-grey-lightest shadow h-full"> <div class="p-5 text-center text-black font-sans font-medium"><span class="block mx-auto mb-4 h-12"> </span> <span class="break-words">Digital Object Identifier (DOI)</span> </div> </div></li> </ul> </div> <div class="tab-bar-contents px-3 lg:w-2/5"> <div class="tab-bar-content h-0 invisible" data-slug="gold-open-access" data-tabs-target="tabContentElement"> <div data-meta-title="Gold Open Access"> <section class="l-section"> <div class="container"> <div class="layout-wrapper lg:w-2/3 lg:mx-auto"> <div class="wysiwyg mb-16" data-controller="commons" data-commons-target="wysiwygElement"> <p><strong>Gold open access </strong>means publishing the version of record, or the final version of your article in a journal, at which point it is available for anyone to read and to re-use under certain conditions. For most of our fully open access journals, we apply an Article Processing Charge (APC) to cover the publication costs. The level of the APC depends on the journal and can be checked on our <a href="https://www.degruyter.com/publishing/publications/openaccess/open-access-articles/apcs">Article Processing Charges </a>page. All our open access articles are published under Creative Commons licences to facilitate re-use while allowing authors to retain copyright. To find out more about our Open Access options for authors visit our Open Access Hub.<br></p> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="tab-bar-content h-0 invisible" data-slug="green-open-access" data-tabs-target="tabContentElement"> <div data-meta-title="Green Open Access"> <section class="l-section"> <div class="container"> <div class="layout-wrapper lg:w-2/3 lg:mx-auto"> <div class="wysiwyg mb-16" data-controller="commons" data-commons-target="wysiwygElement"> <p><strong>Green open access</strong>, also known as “self-archiving”, is when you post a version of your manuscript in a repository or online. Green open access enables you to share your article and comply with most funder mandates, without having to pay an open access article processing charge (APC). If you publish in a De Gruyter journal you can take advantage of the green open access route. This means you can deposit the original version of your article in an institutional or subject repository, as well as posting it on your personal website, your blog, sharing networks, or social media.. Depending on the version you are sharing, an embargo period may apply before you can do this – find out more the embargo periods for our journals.<br></p> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="tab-bar-content h-0 invisible" data-slug="preprint-servers-or-preprint-repositories" data-tabs-target="tabContentElement"> <div data-meta-title="Preprint Servers or Preprint Repositories"> <section class="l-section"> <div class="container"> <div class="layout-wrapper lg:w-2/3 lg:mx-auto"> <div class="wysiwyg mb-16" data-controller="commons" data-commons-target="wysiwygElement"> <p>Online archives, or repositories, which contain works or data associated with various scholarly papers that have not yet been peer reviewed or accepted by an academic journal. Well known preprint servers include arXiv, bioRxiv and SocArXiv.</p> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="tab-bar-content h-0 invisible" data-slug="scholarly-collaboration-networks-scns" data-tabs-target="tabContentElement"> <div data-meta-title="Scholarly Collaboration Networks (SCNs)"> <section class="l-section"> <div class="container"> <div class="layout-wrapper lg:w-2/3 lg:mx-auto"> <div class="wysiwyg mb-16" data-controller="commons" data-commons-target="wysiwygElement"> <p>SCNs or commercial repositories, are online platforms that host content and provide researchers with ways to share articles and collaborate across institutions and geographies among researchers. We recommend using SCNs that have signed up to the <a href="https://www.stm-assoc.org/2015_06_08_Voluntary_principles_for_article_sharing_on_scholarly_collaboration_networks.pdf">STM Association's article sharing principles</a> . A full list of signatories can be found at <a href="http://www.howcanishareit.com/">www.howcanishareit.com</a>. Some examples of SCNs include: <a href="https://www.academia.edu/">Academia.edu</a>, <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/">ResearchGate</a>, <a href="https://www.mendeley.com/">Mendeley</a> and <a href="https://www.ssrn.com/index.cfm/en/">SSRN</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="tab-bar-content h-0 invisible" data-slug="repository-institutional-or-department" data-tabs-target="tabContentElement"> <div data-meta-title="Repository - Institutional or Department"> <section class="l-section"> <div class="container"> <div class="layout-wrapper lg:w-2/3 lg:mx-auto"> <div class="wysiwyg mb-16" data-controller="commons" data-commons-target="wysiwygElement"> <p>An online digital archive of content collated for archiving, preserving and dissemination of work from members of a particular institution. These are usually hosted by an institution, company or library.</p> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="tab-bar-content h-0 invisible" data-slug="repository-subject-or-non-commercial-repository" data-tabs-target="tabContentElement"> <div data-meta-title="Repository - Subject or Non-Commercial Repository"> <section class="l-section"> <div class="container"> <div class="layout-wrapper lg:w-2/3 lg:mx-auto"> <div class="wysiwyg mb-16" data-controller="commons" data-commons-target="wysiwygElement"> <p>An online digital archive of content collated for archiving, preserving and dissemination, usually hosted by an organisation. 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