- APC, article processing charge
The fee charged by the publisher to the article author for articles published in gold open access and hybrid open access journals.
- Author’s draft = Pre-print / pre-refereeing -version
The manuscript version sent to the publisher before peer review; or any earlier version.
- Author’s final / author accepted manuscript = Final draft -version = Post-print -version
The author's final version of the peer-reviewed, accepted publication that has not yet been typeset by the publisher. This is the most common version that publishers allow to be self-archived.
- BPC, book processing charge
The author fee charged by the OA (open access) publisher.
- Compliance data
Information on the open access requirements set by the funding agencies.
- Embargo
The period defined by the publisher after which the author's manuscript can be made publicly available. If the embargo agreement with your publisher is violated, the manuscript becomes illegal. The embargo period begins from the publication date of the electronic version or the printed journal, whichever occurs first. In other contexts, an embargo may refer to a period during which the publisher refrains from publishing the electronically licensed, non-open access version of a journal, even if the printed version is published. Embargoes are not always in place, and they may vary between different publishers and/or different fields (e.g., SSH Journals/STM Journals).
- Final draft -version = Post-print / author’s final / author accepted manuscript -version
The author's final version of the peer-reviewed, accepted publication that has not yet been typeset by the publisher. This is the most common version that publishers allow to be self-archived.
- Final published version (or publisher PDF)
Refers to the version of the work that the publisher distributes electronically. The final version, including typesetting.
- General conditions
The other conditions set by the publisher for the article. These may include, for example, specifying the locations where self-archiving can take place and reminding authors to cite the original source.
- Gratis OA
Making data or publications freely accessible for reading, but not for reuse or redistribution.
- Publication Forum
A three-tier quality classification system for publication channels (scientific journals, series, conference proceedings, publishers) covering all scientific fields, developed by the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies. Learn more about Publication Forum.
- Libre OA
Publications are licensed under the CC BY license, which allows for the reuse of materials and data mining of their content.
- Mandated OA
It shows the research funders that require the research they fund to be made open access.
- Non-profit server
Non-commercial server / publication repository
- Paid open access
The journal/publisher offers the option to pay for open access to the article (Hybrid journal).
- Post-print / author’s final / author accepted manuscript = Final draft -version
The author's final version of the peer-reviewed, accepted publication that has not yet been typeset by the publisher. This is the most common version that publishers allow to be self-archived.
- Pre-print-version = pre-refereeing / author’s draft
The manuscript version sent to the publisher before peer review; or any earlier version.
- Publisher’s version
The publisher's final, edited version = the article as it appears in the publication, the final typeset version. The publisher's final version is rarely allowed to be used for self-archiving in a publication repository.
- Restrictions
The restrictions set by the publisher for self-archiving (if any).
Additional related terminology can be found in the Helsinki Term Bank for the Arts and Sciences.
