Author Self-Archiving Policy | Global Scholar Publications

📚 Author Self-Archiving Policy

🎯 Purpose of the Author Self-Archiving Policy

The purpose of this Author Self-Archiving Policy is to provide authors with clear guidance on lawful and responsible repository deposit while protecting the integrity, citation, version history, copyright, licensing, and official publication record of articles published by Global Scholar Publications.

This policy helps Global Scholar Publications:

• increase the visibility and accessibility of published research;
• support institutional and funder repository requirements;
• promote long-term preservation of scholarly manuscripts;
• clarify which manuscript versions may be deposited;
• ensure that archived copies link to the official publication;
• protect copyright, licensing, and third-party rights;
• prevent confusion between submitted, accepted, and published versions;
• maintain an accurate and transparent scholarly record.

📘 Meaning of Author Self-Archiving

Author self-archiving is the practice of depositing a manuscript or article in an online repository or permitted academic platform so that it can be accessed, preserved, discovered, and cited.

Self-archiving may involve deposit in:

• an institutional repository;
• a subject-specific repository;
• a national research repository;
• a funder-designated archive;
• an author's personal academic website;
• a university or departmental profile;
• another scholarly platform permitted by the applicable journal policies.

Authors remain responsible for ensuring that any deposit complies with the copyright, licensing, confidentiality, research ethics, and repository requirements applicable to the deposited material.

📚 Journal Portfolio Covered by This Policy

This Author Self-Archiving Policy applies to the journals published by Global Scholar Publications. Authors should also review the specific copyright, licensing, open access, and editorial policies applicable to their journal and article.

📄 Manuscript Versions Covered by This Policy

Different stages of a manuscript may have different rights, conditions, and deposit requirements. Authors should identify the version they intend to archive before uploading it.

Submitted Manuscript

The submitted manuscript is the version prepared by the authors before formal peer review. It may also be described as the original submission or pre-review manuscript.

Accepted Manuscript

The accepted manuscript is the version that has completed peer review and incorporates revisions required for acceptance but has not yet undergone final journal formatting, typesetting, copyediting, pagination, or production.

Final Published Version

The final published version is the official article of record made available by the applicable Global Scholar Publications journal. It contains the final publication metadata, citation information, publication details, and DOI where assigned.

⚖️ General Self-Archiving Principles

Authors should archive manuscripts in a way that supports access without creating confusion about the official version of record.

The principal expectations are:

• the archived version should be identified accurately;
• the official journal citation should be included when available;
• the article DOI or official article link should be provided when available;
• copyright and licensing information should remain visible;
• third-party material should not be deposited beyond the rights granted;
• corrections, retractions, or updates should be reflected appropriately;
• archived copies should not misrepresent the editorial status of the manuscript;
• the archived version should not be presented as a separate or competing publication.

👨‍🔬 Author Responsibilities

Authors are responsible for ensuring that any manuscript deposited under this policy complies with the applicable journal's copyright, licensing, open access, confidentiality, authorship, research integrity, and publication ethics requirements.

Before self-archiving, authors should confirm:

• which manuscript version is being deposited;
• whether the selected repository permits the deposit;
• whether institutional or funder requirements apply;
• whether third-party content may be included;
• whether confidential or restricted material must be removed;
• whether the record links to the official published article;
• whether the article has been corrected, updated, or retracted;
• whether any licence or author agreement places additional conditions on redistribution.

🔓 Relationship with Open Access Publishing

Self-archiving complements the open access objectives of Global Scholar Publications by helping authors and institutions preserve and share scholarly work through additional academic channels.

Repository deposit does not replace the official article published on the applicable journal website. The journal's official version remains the authoritative version of record for citation, publication metadata, corrections, retractions, licensing information, and publication history.

Authors should refer to the applicable journal's Open Access Policy and licensing conditions before depositing the final published version.

🔗 DOI and Official Article Link

Once an article has been published, archived records should include the official citation and DOI whenever available. Authors are encouraged to link directly to the official article page hosted by the relevant Global Scholar Publications journal.

Authors may use a statement such as:

This manuscript has been published by Global Scholar Publications in the applicable journal. The official version is available through the journal publication page and DOI, where assigned.

🏛️ Institutional Repositories

Authors may deposit eligible manuscript versions in repositories operated by universities, colleges, research institutes, laboratories, hospitals, government bodies, or other scholarly institutions, subject to the applicable journal and licence conditions.

Institutional repository records should include:

• the manuscript title;
• all author names;
• the deposited version;
• the publication status;
• the journal name;
• the final citation when available;
• the DOI or official article link when available;
• applicable copyright and licence information.

🔬 Subject-Specific Repositories

Authors may deposit eligible manuscripts in recognised subject repositories relevant to the scope of the applicable journal, including repositories covering science and technology, multidisciplinary research, biology, pharmacy, chemistry, life sciences, engineering, medicine, dentistry, and related interdisciplinary fields.

Authors should ensure that the repository does not alter the manuscript or present an unpublished version as the final version of record.

🏢 Funder and National Repositories

Research funders, government agencies, and national research programmes may require deposit in designated repositories. Authors are responsible for ensuring that publication and repository deposit are compatible with grant conditions, licence requirements, embargoes, and institutional obligations.

Where funder requirements conflict with the author's understanding of the applicable journal policy, clarification should be obtained before deposit.

🌐 Personal and Academic Websites

Authors may share eligible manuscript versions on personal academic websites, university profile pages, or departmental webpages where permitted.

The webpage should:

• identify the manuscript version clearly;
• link to the official published article;
• include the final citation and DOI when available;
• avoid presenting the archived copy as a different publication;
• preserve copyright and licence notices.

👥 Academic Networking Platforms

Authors should exercise care when uploading manuscripts to commercial academic networking platforms. Such services may have their own terms regarding storage, redistribution, reuse, licensing, advertising, or commercial exploitation.

Before uploading, authors should confirm that:

• the applicable journal permits deposit of the selected version;
• the platform does not claim rights beyond those granted by the author;
• third-party copyrighted material may be included;
• the record links to the official journal article;
• the article version is labelled accurately.

📤 Deposit of the Submitted Manuscript

Authors may deposit the submitted manuscript where permitted, provided that its pre-review status is stated clearly.

The archived copy should not imply that it has been peer reviewed, accepted, or published unless those events have occurred.

After publication, authors are encouraged to update the repository record with:

• the final article citation;
• the DOI, where assigned;
• a link to the official publication;
• a statement confirming subsequent publication.

✅ Deposit of the Accepted Manuscript

The accepted manuscript may be deposited where permitted, subject to applicable copyright, licensing, repository, funder, and institutional requirements.

The repository record should explain that the manuscript:

• has completed peer review;
• has been accepted for publication;
• is not necessarily the final formatted version of record;
• may differ from the final published article in formatting, pagination, or editorial corrections.

📑 Deposit of the Final Published Version

The final published version may be deposited or shared only according to the licence and reuse conditions applicable to the article and journal.

Authors should not assume that permission to archive a submitted or accepted manuscript automatically permits redistribution of the final journal-formatted PDF.

Where deposit of the final version is allowed, the article should retain:

• the journal title;
• author names;
• publication details;
• DOI, where assigned;
• copyright and licensing information;
• correction or retraction notices where applicable.

⏳ Embargoes and Delayed Access

If an embargo applies to a particular manuscript version under an applicable agreement or requirement, the repository record may be created before public release, but the file should remain restricted until the applicable embargo expires.

The repository may display metadata during the embargo period, including:

• the article title;
• author names;
• abstract;
• journal name;
• publication citation;
• DOI or official article link.

📝 Version Labels

Authors should use clear version labels to prevent confusion regarding peer review and publication status.

Examples include:

• Submitted Manuscript – Not Peer Reviewed
• Accepted Manuscript – Peer Reviewed, Not Final Journal Format
• Final Published Version – Version of Record

🔖 Citation Requirements for Archived Manuscripts

Once an article is published, every archived record should include an accurate citation to the official publication.

The citation should include, where applicable:

• all author names according to the journal record;
• the article title;
• the journal name;
• publication year;
• volume and issue;
• page range or article identifier;
• DOI.

📄 Repository Metadata

Accurate metadata improve discoverability, citation, version control, and long-term preservation.

Authors should ensure that repository metadata do not:

• identify an unpublished version as the final article;
• omit co-authors;
• use an incorrect journal title;
• provide a broken or unrelated DOI;
• conceal a correction or retraction;
• misrepresent the licence applied to the article.

©️ Copyright and Licensing Requirements

Self-archiving must comply with the applicable copyright, licensing, author agreement, and reuse conditions of the journal in which the article is published.

Authors should not deposit or redistribute a version beyond the rights granted by:

• the applicable author agreement;
• the article licence;
• third-party permissions;
• institutional policies;
• funding agreements;
• applicable copyright law.

🖼️ Third-Party Material in Archived Manuscripts

Permission to publish third-party content in a journal article does not always include permission to redistribute that content through repositories or academic websites.

Third-party material may include:

• figures and tables;
• photographs and maps;
• questionnaires and assessment tools;
• software screenshots;
• commercial logos;
• copyrighted datasets;
• substantial quotations.

Where repository distribution is not permitted, authors should remove the material, replace it with an appropriate citation, or restrict access according to the rights holder's conditions.

🔐 Confidential and Restricted Information

Authors must not archive confidential, proprietary, private, security-sensitive, or legally restricted content.

This may include:

• personally identifiable participant information;
• confidential peer review correspondence;
• private institutional records;
• unreleased commercial data;
• patent-sensitive research or designs;
• restricted source code;
• information covered by non-disclosure agreements;
• government or defence-related restricted information.

📊 Supplementary Files and Research Data

Supplementary files, source code, datasets, multimedia content, and research documentation may have separate deposit conditions from the manuscript itself.

Authors should review the applicable Data Sharing Policy and confirm:

• ownership of the materials;
• participant consent and privacy requirements;
• repository licence conditions;
• third-party restrictions;
• security and confidentiality obligations;
• whether the files correspond to the final published article.

💻 Software and Source-Code Archiving

Software and source code may be deposited in appropriate repositories when authors have the right to share them and when disclosure does not create security, confidentiality, patent, or licensing concerns.

Archived code should preferably include:

• a clear licence;
• version information;
• software dependencies;
• documentation or instructions;
• a citation to the associated article;
• known limitations or relevant security considerations.

✏️ Corrections to Published Articles

If a published article is corrected, authors should update repository records and personal webpages to help readers identify the current and accurate version.

The archived record should:

• link to the official correction notice;
• avoid displaying outdated information without warning;
• state that the article has been corrected;
• direct readers to the official version of record.

⛔ Retractions and Expressions of Concern

If an article is retracted or becomes subject to an expression of concern, archived copies must not be presented as unaffected or current research.

Authors and repository managers should:

• retain the scholarly record where appropriate;
• mark the item clearly as retracted or under concern;
• link to the official editorial notice;
• prevent continued circulation without the relevant warning;
• avoid deleting the historical record in a way that conceals the retraction.

🔄 Updating Repository Records

Authors are encouraged to review archived records after publication and after any post-publication update.

Updates may be needed when:

• the manuscript is formally accepted;
• the article is published;
• the DOI becomes available;
• the citation changes;
• a correction is issued;
• the article is retracted;
• the licence or access status changes.

🚨 Misrepresentation of Archived Versions

Authors or third parties must not alter, relabel, or present archived manuscripts in a way that misleads readers regarding peer-review status, acceptance, publication, journal endorsement, authorship, or article version.

Examples of misrepresentation include:

• presenting a submitted manuscript as peer reviewed;
• removing co-authors from an archived copy;
• claiming publication before acceptance;
• removing retraction or correction information;
• using journal branding on an unofficial version in a misleading way;
• replacing the published article with a materially different document while presenting it as the official version.

🔍 Handling Self-Archiving Concerns

Global Scholar Publications may review concerns involving unauthorised repository deposit, inaccurate version labelling, copyright infringement, missing attribution, third-party content, confidentiality issues, or misleading publication status.

Depending on the circumstances, Global Scholar Publications may:

• contact the author;
• request correction of repository metadata;
• request removal or replacement of an unauthorised file;
• contact a repository, institution, or hosting platform;
• clarify the official version of record;
• request appropriate correction of publication information;
• take action under the applicable copyright, licensing, or publication ethics policies.

📢 Complaints and Appeals

Authors may raise a complaint or appeal when they believe a self-archiving restriction, removal request, version decision, or licence interpretation has been applied incorrectly.

The request should identify:

• the article or manuscript;
• the deposited version;
• the repository or platform;
• the relevant licence or agreement;
• supporting documentation;
• the resolution requested.

🛠️ Enforcement of the Author Self-Archiving Policy

Any action taken by Global Scholar Publications will depend on the nature, seriousness, evidence, and circumstances of the concern.

Possible actions may include:

• requesting accurate version labelling;
• requiring addition of the official citation and DOI;
• requesting removal of restricted third-party content;
• requesting replacement of an unauthorised version;
• contacting the repository or hosting platform;
• correcting publication or metadata records;
• taking further appropriate action in cases of deliberate copyright infringement or material misrepresentation.

🌟 Why the Author Self-Archiving Policy Matters

A clear Author Self-Archiving Policy helps researchers share their work through repositories and academic platforms without creating uncertainty about copyright, article versions, peer-review status, or the official publication record.

For Global Scholar Publications, responsible self-archiving supports wider access to research published across science, technology, multidisciplinary studies, biology, pharmacy, chemistry, life sciences, engineering, medicine, dentistry, and related fields.

This Author Self-Archiving Policy helps:

• increase research visibility and accessibility;
• support institutional and funder repository requirements;
• promote long-term preservation;
• clarify manuscript version rights and status;
• connect archived copies with official journal articles and DOIs;
• protect third-party copyright and confidential information;
• maintain accurate correction and retraction records;
• prevent misleading or unauthorised redistribution.

🔗 Related Global Scholar Publications Policies

Authors, librarians, repository managers, institutions, and readers are encouraged to review the relevant editorial and publishing policies of Global Scholar Publications for a complete understanding of self-archiving, open access, copyright, research data, publication ethics, authorship, plagiarism, corrections, retractions, and scholarly reuse.

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