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Open Access and Cambridge Journals
In trodu ctio n
Cambridge is keen to offer its Authors and Readers as many options as possible when it comes to publishing content. Our standard
copyright forms allow Open Access Archiving (for instance posting the Accepted Manuscript in an Institutional Repository or on a personal
webpage). Authors can also choose to publish Open Access (making articles freely available for non-commercial use) in a large number
of our Journals by using Cambridge Open.
Op en Access Ma nd ates
A number of funding agencies and institutions now mandate Open Access publication of work which they support. We are fully compliant
with the requirements of NIH, The Wellcome Trust, UKRC, HHMI and many others. For more details please click here.
SHERPA RoMEO
SHERPA RoMEO is a listing of publishers' policies towards Open Access Archiving, with publishers ranked by colour depending on the
rights they grant to authors. We support both Gold and Green Open Access (for more information on these terms please visit the SHERPA
RoMEO site). Gold Open Access is supported via Cambridge Open. Green Open Access is covered by the vast majority of our standard
Copyright forms which automatically allow our authors to archive their articles in institutional repositories, on personal webpages and in
subject repositories such as PubMed Central. Click here for more information about our copyright forms.
Ca m bri dg e Ope n
Cambridge Open is a scheme whereby authors, for a one-off charge, can make their article freely available to everyone on publication,
reflecting Cambridge's commitment to further the dissemination of published academic information. For a full list of participating journals
please see below. If the Journal you would like to publish in is not listed we may still be able to offer this option. Please contact the
Journal's Editor for more information.
Ou r com m i tm e nt to w id e dissem in ation
Cambridge is committed to wide dissemination of work published in its Journals. To this end we support a number of schemes allowing
free, or discounted, access to our Journals in developing countries. We participate in the Research4Life (AGORA, HINARI, OARE) and
INASP initiatives, as well as the Association of Commonwealth Universities and the Eastern and Central Europe Journals Donation
Projects.
For a full list of our Gold Open Access journals please click here
In addition to our Open Access programme a large amount of our content is made free and publicly available. Please click here for a list of
free content.
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NIH funded research and Open Access in Cambridge Journals
National Institutes of Health, “Revised policy on enhancing public access to archived publications resulting from NIH-funded research”
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(NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-08-033)
Ne w requ ire m en ts
From 7 April 2008, the NIH will require that all peer-reviewed articles, wholly or partially deriving from NIH funds, must be
submitted to PubMedCentral (PMC) upon acceptance for publication.
Authors must ensure that the copyright transfer agreements that they sign with a journal publisher must allow them to make the
manuscript held in the PMC archive freely available within 12 months of publication of the article.
Ho w to com pl y w ith C am brid ge Jo urn al s
The Cambridge Journals’ standard transfer of copyright agreement allows authors to place a copy of their Accepted Manu script
in a variety of places, including PMC (see further details).
Cambridge Journals’ allow the PMC archive record to be made freely available under embargo of 12 months, post-publication
(see further details).
If you are funded by NIH, The Wellcome Trust, UKRC, HHMI and many other agencies, Cambridge Journals’ are fully compliant
with the respective requirements of these organisations (see further details).
Cambridge is listed as a ‘Green’ publisher in the SHERPA/RoMEO database of publishers’ copyright and self-archiving policies
(see further details).
A growing number of Cambridge Journals offer authors the ability to publish their articles under an Open Access model (see further
details of Cambridge Open ).
For a more detailed explanation of our policies on Open Access Archiving please see below
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Open Access Archive Policy
Ca m bri dg e Uni versity Press’s Pol icy on Open Access Archi vin g
As an author, do you know that most Cambridge journals allow you to archive a copy of your accepted manuscript in a variety of places,
including your personal website, and your institution’s repository? In addition, you have the right to deposit a copy in a subject-based
repository, such as PubMedCentral. See a more-detailed explanation of these rights
If you are funded by NIH, The Wellcome Trust, UKRC, HHMI and many other agencies, you will be pleased to know that Cambridge
Journals’ policies are fully compliant with the respective requirements of these organisations. As a result of these and other rights,
Cambridge is listed as a ‘Green’ publisher in the SHERPA/RoMEO database of publishers’ copyright policies and self-archiving (see
further details). A summary of these conditions (from the SHERPA/RoMEO site) follows.
Authors retain the following rights and conditions (as detailed on SHERPA/RoMEO website):
To post a copy of the accepted manuscript on author’s personal or departmental web page or institutional repository
Author’s version of manuscript may be deposited immediately upon acceptance
To post a copy of the pre-print to record acceptance for publication
Publisher copyright and source must be acknowledged
Must link to publisher version
Publisher’s version/PDF may be used on authors’ personal or departmental web page any time after publication
Publisher’s version/PDF may be used in an institutional repository after 12-month embargo
Articles in some journals can be made Open Access on payment of additional charge
If funding agency rules apply, authors may post articles in PubMed Central 12 months after publication or use Cambridge Open.
If you prefer to take up the Cambridge Open option by publishing your article immediately as Open Access, Cambridge offers this on
payment of a one-off charge. Most funders permit this as an allowable cost within grants. Check your funder’s policies for details. See
further information on Cambridge Open.
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Copyright and Institutional Repositories
Authors retain the following non -tran sfe rab le rights, (subject to appropriate permission having been cleared for any third-party
material):
De fi ni ti on s
Author’ s Ori gi na l (AO), Any version of the article that is considered by the author to be of sufficient quality to be submitted for formal
peer review by a second party. The author accepts full responsibility for the article. Content and layout as set out by the author.
Subm itted Manu script Un de r R evi ew (SMUR ), Any version of the article that is under formal review managed by Cambridge
University Press (or the Society that owns the Journal). Cambridge University Press (or the Society that owns the Journal) recognizes its
responsibility to provide objective expert review and feedback to the author, and, ultimately, to pass judgment on the fitness of the article
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for publication with an “accept” or “reject” decision. Content and layout follow Cambridge University Press’s submission requirements.
Accepted Manu script (AM), The version of the article that has been accepted for publication in the Journal. Cambridge University
Press takes permanent responsibility for the article. Content and layout follow Cambridge University Press’s submission requirements.
This version may have been revised following peer review but may be subject to further editorial input by Cambridge University Press.
Versio n of Re cord (VoR), A fixed version of the article that has been made available by Cambridge University Press (or the Society
that owns the Journal) by formally and exclusively declaring the article “published”. This includes any “early release” article that is formally
identified as being published even before the compilation of a volume issue and assignment of associated metadata, as long as it is
citable via some permanent identifier(s). This does not include any “early release” article that has not yet been “fixed” by processes that
are still to be applied, such as copy-editing, proof corrections, layout, and typesetting. The VoR includes any corrected or enhanced VoR.
Person al o r d ep artm e ntal web p ag e
The author may post either the AO or SMUR version of the author’s article on the author’s personal or departmental web page.
1.2. The author may post the AM version of the author’s article on the author’s personal or departmental web page, provided the posting is
accompanied by a prominent statement that the article has been accepted for publication and will appear in a revised form, subsequent to
peer review and/or editorial input by Cambridge University Press, in <Journa l ti tl e> published by Cambridge University Press, together
with a copyright notice in the name of the copyright holder (Cambridge University Press or the sponsoring Society, as appropriate). On
publication the full bibliographical details of the article (volume: issue number (date), page numbers) must be inserted after the journal
title, together with a link to the Cambridge website address for the Journal.
1.3. The author may post the VoR version of the article (in PDF or HTML form) on the author’s personal or departmental web page, no
sooner than upon its appearance at Cambridge Journals Online, subject to file availability and provided the posting includes a prominent
statement of the full bibliographical details, a copyright notice in the name of the copyright holder (Cambridge University Press or the
sponsoring Society, as appropriate), and a link to the online edition of the journal at Cambridge Journals Online.
In stitution al repo sitories
2.1. The author may post either the AO or SMUR version of the author’s article in the Institutional Repository of the institution in which the
author worked at the time the article was first submitted, or (for appropriate journals) in PubMed Central or UK PubMed Central or arXiv.
2.2. The author may post the AM version of the author’s article in the Institutional Repository of the institution in which the author worked at
the time the article was first submitted or (for appropriate journals) in PubMed Central or UK PubMed Central or arXiv, provided the posting
is accompanied by a prominent statement that the article has been accepted for publication and will appear in a revised form, subsequent
to peer review and/or editorial input by Cambridge University Press, in <Jo urn al titl e> published by Cambridge University Press,
together with a copyright notice in the name of the copyright holder (Cambridge University Press or the sponsoring Society, as
appropriate). On publication the full bibliographical details of the article (volume: issue number (date), page numbers) must be inserted
after the journal title, together with a link to the Cambridge website address for the Journal.
2.3. The author may post the AM version of the article in Institutional Repositories outside of the institution in which the author worked at
the time the article was first submitted or in non-commercial subject specific repositories only after the additional permission of Cambridge
University Press has been obtained (not to be unreasonably withheld).
2.4. The author may post the VoR version of the article (in PDF or HTML form) in the Institutional Repository of the institution in which the
author worked at the time the article was first submitted, or (for appropriate journals) in PubMed Central or UK PubMed Central or arXiv, no
sooner than one ye ar after first publication of the article in the Journal, subject to file availability and provided the posting includes a
prominent statement of the full bibliographical details, a copyright notice in the name of the copyright holder (Cambridge University Press
or the sponsoring Society, as appropriate), and a link to the online edition of the Journal at Cambridge Journals Online.
2.5. The author may post the VoR version of the article (in PDF or HTML form) after one year in Institutional Repositories outsid e of the
institution in which the author worked at the time the article was first submitted or in non-commercial subject specific repositories only after
the additional permission of Cambridge University Press has been obtained (not to be unreasonably withheld).
SSRN an d oth er com m ercia l networks
3.1. Cambridge University Press does not allow full articles to be posted on SSRN, or other such commercial networks.
3.2. The author has the right to post an abstract of the article (either AO, SMUR, AM or VoR versions) (for appropriate journals) on the
Social Science Research Network (SSRN) or other such commercial networks, provided the abstract is accompanied by a prominent
statement that the full article appears in/ shall appear in/ has been submitted to <Journ al titl e> published by Cambridge University
Press, together with full bibliographical details, a copyright notice in the name of the journal’s copyright holder (Cambridge University
Press or the sponsoring Society, as appropriate), and a link to the online edition of the journal at Cambridge Journals Online.
[1] adapted from NISO RP-8-2008, Copyright © 2008 by the National Information Standards Organization
Cambridge Open
Cambridge allows authors to make their articles freely available through the Cambridge University Press Open Access initiative,
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Cambridge Open. This initiative enables immediate publication of an author's article, subject to prior acceptance from the journal in
question and after a fee has been received from the author or their sponosoring body (see below).
By making articles freely available to all, this initiative will achieve several goals:
Users will have access to the full article, without access restriction, and may download a PDF copy for their own personal, non-
commercial use.
Freely available articles will maximise the dissemination of knowledge, and further research goals by providing that knowledge to
all interested parties.
Cambridge Open will test the viability of Open Access publishing as a model that is sustainable in the long term.
By publishing Open Access articles, Cambridge will collect valuable usage data in order to evaluate the effects of Open Access
publishing on user behaviour.
Authors who choose to pay to make their articles freely available will continue to receive the benefits of publishing in Cambridge
journals they already experience; the same high standards of publishing will be unchanged.
All articles will continue to be handled in the same way with peer-review, professional production and online distribution in Cambridge
Journals Online. Articles will be included in the relevant Abstracting & Indexing services, and can have supplementary content added to
their online versions.
Ca m bri dg e Ope n - Ho w it Wo rks
Once their paper has been accepted for publication, authors can choose whether or not to make it freely available to everyone on
publication via our online platform, Cambridge Journals Online.
In this way, all of the editorial decision processes are unbiased. The journal's Editor and reviewers will not know that the paper is to be
included in Cambridge Open. Papers will continue to be made available in both print and online versions; the only difference is that Open
Access articles will be freely available to readers online.
All Cambridge asks in order to provide this service is that the author, or their institution or funding body, pays a fee to cover costs
associated with the publication process, from peer review of the submitted manuscript, through the copy-editing and typesetting, to online-
hosting of the definitive version of the published article.
If colour is to be included in the printed version, a separate colour charge may apply; please see individual journal instructions for
contributors.
The single Open Access publishing charge will ensure permanent archiving by both Cambridge University Press and the author, and
allows anyone else to view, search, download or archive for personal and non-commercial use. The only condition for this is that the
author and original source are properly acknowledged.
Ca m bri dg e Ope n FAQs
1. Which journals are included in the initiative?
A large number of titles spanning a wide range of disciplines are included in the collection. If the Journal you are interested in is not listed
below please contact the Editor, as other Journals may be able to offer Cambridge Open.
Acta Numerica
Ageing & Society
AI EDAM
Ancient Mesoamerica
Anglo-Saxon England
animal
Animal Health Research Reviews
Annual Review of Applied Linguistics
Applied Psycholinguistics
Arabic Sciences and Philosophy
Archaeological Dialogues
arq: Architectural Research Quarterly
Asian Journal of International Law
Australian Journal of Environmental Education
The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education
Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy
Bilingualism: Language and Cognition
British Journal of Nutrition
British Journal of Music Education
British Journal of Political Science
Bulletin of Entomological Research
Cambridge Archaeological Journal
Cambridge Opera Journal
Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics