SUNY Open Access Repository (SOAR)

How do I know which version of the article may be deposited into SOAR?

If you follow the publisher's policies or guidelines, you will know which version may be legally deposited.  In addition to the publishing agreement you might have, you can find a summary of publishers' policies in the Jisc open policy finder. Look for the pathway that includes "institutional repository", like the one below:

This indicates that you may deposit the accepted version into SOAR with a 12 month embargo, or deposit the submitted version with no embargo.  

What about the Conditions indicated in the Jisc record?

If a publisher requires a link to the published version, a DOI citation, etc., please include that in your submission. 

My publisher requires an embargo on the version I'd like to submit, but not on the preprint. Should I submit the preprint instead?

You may be able to do both; it might be possible to submit one version with an embargo, but also add the preprint as an additional, unembargoed file. As with everything else, this is dependent on the publisher's policy. To find out more, contact us at libsuppt@upstate.edu.

Can you please just let me know what version may be deposited into the IR for me?

Sure!  Enter the citation information into the article submission form and choose "No" to the question, "Do you know which version of the work the journal or publisher allows be self-archived in an institutional repository?"  We will then look it up and let you know by email.