Self-Archiving

The TUM Open Access Policy recommends that papers previously published in pay journals are made freely available as a secondary publication on the TUM's media server mediaTUM [1].

Overview

Conditions for Self-Archiving

Contact

Special Conditions for TUM Members

Courses

Conditions for Self-Archiving

Please check with the publisher which first published your work if they will allow a secondary publication. The authors' contract signed by you will usually provide detailed information on your rights, e.g. with regard to self-archiving.

The SHERPA/RoMEO [2] listings provide an overview of publishers’ self-archiving policies.

To secure your rights to self-archiving it is recommended to grant the publisher only simple, non-exclusive rights of use [3] in future publishing agreements.

Special Conditions for TUM Members

Due to agreements between the TUM and publishers you can benefit from special conditions for self-archiving on mediaTUM:

Oxford Journals [4]: A post-print of your publication may be published after 12 to 24 months (depending on the particular journal) on mediaTUM. You must refer to the publisher's version.
Sage Publications [5]: You are entitled to add your article published in one of our subscribed journals [6] in the publisher’s version on mediaTUM 12 month after publication.

Glossary

Postprint: Version without publisher's own formatting and logo. As a rule, the last version after the peer review process is to be archived with all changes. The Postprint should receive the DOI assigned by the publisher with the appropriate version statement.
Publisher's Version: Definitive work published in a journal, which normally includes the journal name, publisher's name, and a DOI.

More information you will find in the "Article Version Explainer [7]".

Contact

For general inquiries about Open Access or support for your Open Access publications, please contact our Open Access team at open-access@ub.tum.de

We are happy to assist you.