Publisher copyright policies & self-archiving

Update publisher copyright policies & self-archiving details

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Publisher name:	Springer Verlag (Germany)
Publisher home URL:	http://www.springerlink.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:	Authors own final version only can be archived Publisher's version/PDF cannot be used On author's website or institutional repository On funders designated website/repository after 12 months at the funders request or as a result of legal obligation Published source must be acknowledged Must link to publisher version Set phrase to accompany link to published version (The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com) Articles in some journals can be made Open Access on payment of additional charge
Copyright:	example copyright transfer statement and Self-archiving Policy
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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