Common use of Self-Archiving Clause in Contracts

Self-Archiving. The Publisher permits authors to archive their post-prints (i.e., accepted manuscripts after peer review but before production) on their personal home page or institution’s repository, provided that these are not used for commercial purposes, are linked to the Publisher’s version, and acknowledge the Publisher’s copyright. Preprints may be shared without restriction. In addition, authors may post their accepted manuscripts in public Open Access repositories and scientific networks no earlier than 12 months following publication of the final version of their article. The posted manuscripts must: 1. Be used for noncommercial purposes only; 2. Be linked to the final version on ▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇ and include the following statement: "This is the peer-reviewed but unedited manuscript version of the following article: [insert full citation, e.g., Cytogenet Genome Res 2014;142:227–238 (DOI: 10.1159/000361001)]. The final, published version is available at ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/?doi=[insert DOI number]."

Self-Archiving. The Publisher permits authors to archive their post-prints (i.e., accepted manuscripts after peer review but before production) on their personal home page or institution’s repository, provided that these are not used for commercial purposes, are linked to the Publisher’s version, and acknowledge the Publisher’s copyright. Preprints may be shared without restriction. In addition, authors may post their accepted manuscripts in public Open Access repositories and scientific networks no earlier than 12 months following publication of the final version of their article. The posted manuscripts must: 1. Be used for noncommercial purposes only; 2. Be linked to the final version on ▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇ and include the following statement: "This is the peer-reviewed but unedited manuscript version of the following article: [insert full citation, e.g., Cytogenet Genome Res 2014;142:227–238 (DOI: 10.1159/000361001)]. The final, published version is available at ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/?doi=[insert DOI number]."" It is the authors’ responsibility to fulfill the requirements laid down in Sections 4.6 a) and 4.6. b).