Open Access Author Deposition

The following apply only to authors signing one of the Open Access Licence to Publish.  

Payment of a requisite fee is required. 

Deposition of any form of the article is allowed in non-commercial repositories only. 

Deposition by the RSC 

The RSC shall: 

• Deposit the accepted version of the submitted article in non-commercial repository(ies) as deemed appropriate, including but not limited to the author' funding agency repository(ies). No embargo period applies. 
• Deposit the PDF of the final published article in non-commercial repository(ies). No embargo period applies.       

Allowed Deposition by the author 

When the author accepts the Licence to Publish for a journal article, he/she retains certain rights concerning the deposition of the whole article. He/she may: 

• Deposit the accepted version of the submitted article in their institutional repository(ies). No embargo period applies. There shall be a link from this article to the PDF of the article on the RSC's website once this final version is available. 
• Make available the accepted version of the submitted article via the personal website(s) of the author or via the Intranet(s) of the organisation(s) where the author works. No embargo period applies. 
• Deposit the PDF of the final published article in their institutional repository(ies). No embargo period applies. There shall be a link from this article to the PDF version of the published article on the RSC's website. 
• Make available the PDF of the final published article via the personal website(s) of the author or via the Intranet(s) of the organisation(s) where the author works. No embargo period applies. 
• Republish the PDF of the final published article in theses of the author in printed form and may make available this PDF in the theses of the author via any website(s) that the university(ies) of the author may have for the deposition of theses. No embargo period applies.