Open Access to Scientific papers
Access to scientific works without charge, toll-free online access to the
full text of all peer-reviewed research articles for all researchers this
could become a reality
if you, as a scientist, you choose 1 or 2 below:
- Self-archive your refereed research articles or your thesis in Rero Doc our institutional
ePrints Server. A pdf file of the work is attached to a standardized description (title, authors, journal ...). Self archiving a paper should take only a few minutes and once archived, papers will be searchable and readable web wide. Connection here for the University members.
- Publish in an open access journal. These are journals without subscription but with author's fee paid once upon publication.
Some points to control before archiving on Rero Doc
- Most of the publishers (Blackwell, Springer, Elsevier) allow archiving of the refereed final
version (postprint) sometime after an embargo period, but in the author's layout (in pdf, MS-Word or latex). The journal's pdf can not be archived.
See the romeo database
to have details about publisher's policies on self-archiving.
- If the journal does not agree on postprint archiving, use
the preprint (ie the work before peer
review)
- more on self-archiving in this FAQ
Rero doc can be used to list papers
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