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

One publisher found when searched for: Publisher: American Society for Microbiology

Special Policy:	American Society for Microbiology: mBio, United States
Journals:	1 journal
RoMEO:	This is a RoMEO blue publisher
Copyright:	Author Warranty and Provisional License to Publish (pdf) - Instructions for Authors
Updated:	26-Apr-2012

Although this publisher has 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 cannot 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:	Cannot archive before publication Authors retain copyright On funding agency repositories, institutional repository or subject-based repositories Publisher's version/PDF may be used Non-commercial Published source must be acknowledged Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commerical Share Alike 3.0 License
Mandated OA:	Compliance data is available for 16 funders
Notes:	This policy is an exception to the default policies of American Society for Microbiology
RoMEO Publisher ID:	1276 - Suggest an update for this record
Link to this page:	http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/pub/1276/en=\|=simple/

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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