Publications Policy |
Open Access Archiving |
 | Whether to Archive: |
* Requires deposition in Open Access archives |
| What to Archive: |
* Peer-reviewed publications, Project reports
* Publisher's version and/or Author's final version
* Unspecified format |
 | When to Archive: |
* When accepted for publication
* Acceptable embargo: up to 18 months after publication |
| | Where to Archive: |
* In named repositories... (Required)
* Open Knowledge Repository (Required) |
| | Archiving Conditions: |
* The World Bank encourages authors to retain their copyright of their publications |
Open Access Publishing |
| | Whether to Publish: |
* No policy for publication in Open Access publications |
| | Where to Publish: |
* [No information] |
| | Publishing Conditions: |
* [No information] |
General |
| | General Conditions: |
* Effective for all new projects from 01-Jul-2012
* For external research funded by the Bank and work carried out by Bank staff as part of thier official duties
* Monographs being published through the Bank should be deposited in the repository when the manuscript is final and managerial approval for publication has been obtained.
* Monographs being published through an external publisher should be deposited in the repository upon acceptance for publication.
* The final submitted version (in the form accepted for publication, not the final published version) of contributed sections/chapters to monographs being published through an external publisher should be deposited in the repository upon acceptance of the m
* The final submitted version (in the form accepted for publication, not the final published version) of journal articles should be deposited in the repository upon acceptance of the article by a peer-reviewed journal for publication.
* Manuscripts resulting from economic and sector work should be deposited in the repository when the manuscript is final and approval for release has been obtained.
* Reports by outside researchers who received Bank funding should be deposited in the repository upon acceptance of the report by the Bank unit that provided the funding
* Manuscripts published through the Bank or via External publishers, shall be published under the Creative Commons license (see policy for details).
* Embargo of no more than 18 months for manuscripts published through external publishers
* An exception to the Open Access Policy may be requested from the Publications Committee, but only when required by the external publisher and after other options have been explored. Such an exception applies to external access only and does not negate the |
| | Policy Links: |
* World Bank Open Access Policy for Formal Publications (English) |
Data Archiving Policy |
| Whether to Archive: |
* Requires deposition in Open Access archives |
| | What to Archive: |
* Research data |
| When to Archive: |
* At the earliest possible opportunity |
| | Where to Archive: |
* In named repositories... (Required)
* Open Knowledge Repository (Required) |
| | General Conditions: |
* Effective for all new projects from 01-Jul-2012
* Applies to all work conducted using the facilities of the World Bank
* Applies to work carried out by Bank staff as part of thier official duties only
* From research, analysis, economic and sector work, or development practise |
| | Policy Links: |
* [No information] |
