SUNY Open Access Repository (SOAR)

• Accepted Version - The final author-created version that incorporates referee comments and is the accepted for publication version. Also known as: Authors Accepted Manuscript (AAM), Authors accepted version, Final Author version, Post-print.

• Creative Commons License - One of several public copyright licenses that enables the free distribution of an otherwise copyrighted "work". A CC license is used when an author wants to give other people the right to share, use, and build upon a work that they have created. See the Creative Commons site for more information on types of licenses. 

  • The default license for SOAR submissions is "CC BY-ND-NC".

• DOI - Digital Object Identifier is a unique digital identifier used to permanently identify and link to articles and documents on the web. The DOI is persistent which means it is not subject to change or deletion. Additional information is available at https://www.doi.org/.

• Embargo - Restricts access to full text content for a designated period of time. This is generally done at the request of an author or publisher to limit full text access until a defined future date.

• Repository - Is an online database with a set of services to capture, store, index, preserve, and make available digital materials created by institutions, in this case with a focus on scholarly output of SUNY faculty, students, and staff.

• Open Access - Refers to the ability to make available scholarly research output that is distributed online and free of cost or other access barriers. Users are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles for any lawful purpose without financial, legal, or technical barriers other than those inseparable from gaining access to the internet (Budapest Open Access Initiative).

• ORCID - Researcher and Contributor ID is a unique digital identifier that distinguishes a researcher from all other researchers with the same or similar names. Additional information is available at https://orcid.org/.

• Pathway - A way in which a document can become Open Access. A policy is made up of multiple pathways that represent the permissions that the policy grants. 

• Published Version - The publisher-created published version, that has been peer-reviewed and copy edited. Also known as: Final Published Version, Version of Record.

• Submitted Version - The version that has been submitted to a journal for peer review. Also known as: Author's Original Manuscript (AOM), Original manuscript, Pre-print.

• SUNY Author - Faculty, staff, or students of a SUNY institution who deposit creative and scholarly works to SOAR are collectively referred to as SUNY authors.

These definitions are sourced from SUNY'S SOAR Content Guidelines as well as the Sherpa Romeo user guide.