Green Open Access Defined
Green Open Access is often synonymous with self-archiving. It refers to the practice of authors making their articles, as well as other publications, freely available on the web. (Björk, Laakso, Welling, 2014).
Various institutional and disciplinary, or subject, repositories have been created and are maintained to make works accessible in places other than the original publisher's site.
References:
Björk, B., Laaskso, M. & Welling, P. (2014). Anatomy of green open access. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 65(2), 237-250. doi: 10.1002/asi.22963
Why Should I Self-Archive My Work?
- Increases visibility of your work
- Maximizes discoverability
- Quickly disseminates research rather than waiting for the often time-consuming process of traditional publication
- Cost-Free method to increase number of views, downloads, and citation to your research
- Encourages feed-back on pre-published work
How to Self-Archive Your Research
This guide aims to assist you in finding a suitable repository.
Different Versions of Green OA
| Stage | Definition | Terms Used |
|---|---|---|
| Working paper | A working paper uploaded to an e-print repository | Preprint, Author's unsubmitted draft |
| Submitted manuscript | The version of the manuscript submitted to the journal | Preprint, Author's original draft |
| Accepted manuscript | The accepted version, after peer review but prior to the final copy-editing and layout | Postprint, Personal version, Accepted author manuscript, Final author version |
| Published article | An exact digital replicate of the published article | Postprint, Version of record, Publisher's version, Published journal article |
Table adopted from (Björk, Laakso, Welling, 2014).
References:
Björk, B., Laaskso, M. & Welling, P. (2014). Anatomy of green open access. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 65(2), 237-250. doi: 10.1002/asi.22963
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Green OA Resources
- SHERPA RoMEOSHERPA RoMEO is an online resource that aggregates and analyses publisher open access policies from around the work and provides summaries of self-archiving permissions and conditions of rights given to authors on a journal-by-journal basis.
- The Directory of Open Access Repositories - OpenDOAROpenDOAR is an authoritative directory of academic open access repositories.
- Registry of Open Access RepositoriesThe aim of ROAR is to promote the development of open access by providing timely information about the growth and status of repositories throughout the world.