Did you know that parallel publishing increases citations to the article and is a free option to publish openly? According to the Publication Policy of the University of Turku, the scientific publications produced at the University must be openly available if the publisher's terms allow it.
Even if your publication information is already in UTUCRIS, you should submit the final accepted (and peer-reviewed) manuscript to the Library by online form.
Green open access (also known as parallel publishing or self-archiving) makes research papers and other publications freely available through an open access repository.
The publisher dictates which version of the paper is allowed to be archived in this way, as they generally hold the copyright of the final published version. The version archived is usually the final peer reviewed author version, as accepted for publication. The Library will check the publisher's permission and set an embargo for public visibility when needed.* When it is cleared, your paper will appear in UTUCRIS portal, and will be found by search engines like Google.
*Please note that the Library does not ensure the publisher's permission for publications published before 2010 or authored in affiliation with another organisation than UTU. For these publications the researchers themselves are responsible for ensuring that the publisher allows parallel publishing.
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Benefits of parallel publishing:
- researchers in developing countries can see your work
- taxpayers get value for money
- compliant with grant rules
- public can access your findings
- your research can influence policy
- higher citation rates
- practitioners can apply your findings
- more exposure for your work
