SHERPA/RoMEO - Search - Publisher copyright policies & self-archiving

One publisher found when searched for: Publisher: Public Library of Science

Publisher:	Public Library of Science, United States
Journals:	7 journals - involving 1 other organisation
RoMEO:	This is a RoMEO green publisher
Copyright:	Pre-print Server policy - Open Access
Updated:	08-Sep-2016

These are the publisher's default policies. Individual journals may have special permissions, especially if they involve other organisations or have paid open access options. Always run a journal title or ISSN search to check.

Author's Pre-print:	author can archive pre-print (ie pre-refereeing)
Author's Post-print:	author can archive post-print (ie final draft post-refereeing)
Publisher's Version/PDF:	author can archive publisher's version/PDF
General Conditions:	Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 Authors retain copyright Eligible UK authors may deposit in OpenDepot Publisher's version/PDF may be used Published source must be acknowledged with citation Author's pre-prints can be deposited in pre-print servers Publisher will deposit articles in PubMed Central
Mandated OA:	Compliance data is available for 22 funders
Notes:	All titles are open access journals
RoMEO Publisher ID:	112 - Suggest an update for this record
Link to this page:	http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/pub/112/

This summary is for the publisher's default policies and changes or exceptions can often be negotiated by authors.
All information is correct to the best of our knowledge but should not be relied upon for legal advice.

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RoMEO Colour	Archiving policy
Green	Can archive pre-print and post-print or publisher's version/PDF
Blue	Can archive post-print (ie final draft post-refereeing) or publisher's version/PDF
Yellow	Can archive pre-print (ie pre-refereeing)
White	Archiving not formally supported
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