Publisher copyright policies & self-archiving

Update publisher copyright policies & self-archiving details

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Publisher name:	BMJ Publishing Group
Publisher home URL:	http://group.bmj.com/
Pre-print status:	author can archive pre-print (ie pre-refereeing)
Pre-print restrictions:	(no restrictions)
Post-print status:	author can archive post-print (ie final draft post-refereeing)
Post-print restrictions:	(no restrictions)
Conditions:	On author or institutional server only (BMJ or after 6 months for BMJ Journals) Publisher copyright and source must be acknowledged Must link to publisher version For British Medical Journal, publisher PDF may be used For other journals, check their webpage for PDF useage -some allow the accepted manuscript to be shown with an embargo of 6 months For BMJ Journals - accepted version may be placed on PubMed Central and mirror sites after 12 months from publication Articles in some journals can be made Open Access on payment of additional charge
Copyright:	For BMJ Copyrightand License to Publish, for BMJ Journals Copyright and Licence Forms
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Restrictions include embargoes that prevent an author archiving an eprint now

separate different Restrictions with semicolons eg First restriction; Second restriction details

Conditions include acknowledging copyright or linking to publishers' sites and do not prevent an author archiving an eprint now
- separate different Conditions with semicolons eg First condition; Second conditions details
The ROMEO colour is calculated based on the pre-print/post-print status and any restrictions

Notes on conditions & restrictions

Separate different conditions/restrictions with semi-colons. These are converted to bulleted lists when displayed.
Some standard phrases (for you to cut'n'paste) are included below:

On a public eprint server
On a non-profit server
On author's or employer's web site only
On author or institutional server only
On author's personal web site
Publisher copyright and source must be acknowledged
Published source must be acknowledged
Must link to publisher version
Publisher's version/PDF cannot be used
Publisher's version/PDF may be used