These publishers have book chapter policies: American Institute of Phyiscs, Cambridge University Press, DeGruyter, Edgar Elgar Publishing, IGI Global, Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc. (nothing can be posted), Oxford University Press, Palgrave McMillan (See the Springer Policy) Routledge (see the Taylor and Francis Policy, Taylor and Francis, Palgrave McMillan (See the Springer Policy), Sage, and Springer.

AAAI (Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence): Preprint and postprint only. Must include a citation. (Dear Michelle, AAAI authors are granted back the right to use their own papers for noncommercial uses, such as the one that you are requesting (depositing in their institutional repository), provided there is proper attribution. The published version is not available for posting outside the AAAI Digital Library. Regards, Carol Hamilton Executive Director, AAAI) 9/2/20 contacted to find out if this is still their policy, 9/10/23

AAS (Astronomical Society of America): all content — past, present, and future — is openly accessible: anyone can read, download, and share anything. Everything published in and after 2022 is on a Creative Commons (CC-BY) 4.0 license, Everything published before 2022 can be added but can't be put on a Creative Commons license. https://journals.aas.org/faq-accessible/ 3/16/25

ACL (Association for Computational Linguistics): Any version. 11/19 email: Hi Michelle, Yes, it is allowed. You can self-archive any version of your papers in your institutional repositories. Best, Shiqi Zhao, ACL secretary. 9/2/20 emailed 9/16/23 to update but no response received.

ACM (Association for Computing Machinery):

• Preprint and postprint. The record must include ACM's DOI (https://authors.acm.org/author-resources/author-rights). ACM's policy  on software is here: https://www.acm.org/publications/policies/software-copyright-notice. In computing, authors run publisher provided macros to format for the journal, so submitted and accepted versions look like the published version. If the record says free access, add the work link only. 

• Exception: Proceedings of the VLDB Endowment are all on a non-commercial, no derivatives cc license, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.  http://vldb.org/pvldb/open-access-statement 3/29/25

ACS (American Chemical Society): Preprint. Postprints if required by the funder (all federal funder, NIH, NSF, NASA require it). Preprint must include: "This document is the unedited Author’s version of a Submitted Work that was subsequently accepted for publication in [JournalTitle], copyright © American Chemical Society after peer review. To access the final edited and published work see [DOI]" There is a 12 month embargo for postprints and they require this rights note:  'This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in [JournalTitle], copyright © American Chemical Society after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see [DOI]." https://pubs.acs.org/page/copyright/journals/jpa_faqs.html 3/31/25

AGU (American Geophysical Union):

• If the paper isn't available, add it link only–they make all content free 24 months after publication.

• Preprint with  "Submitted for publication in (journal title)" or "An edited version of this paper was published by AGU. Published (year) American Geophysical Union.”

• Postprint with a citation, URL, and one of the following rights statements: "Accepted for publication in (journal title) or “An edited version of this paper was published by AGU. Published (year) American Geophysical Union.”

• Published version with a citation, URL, the rights statement:  "©2018. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved" and a 6 month embargo.

(https://www.agu.org/publish-with-agu/publish/agu-publications-policies#:~:text=AGU%20grants%20permission%20for%20individuals,request%20this%20permission%20from%20AGU.)  3/31/25

AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics) ARC (Aerospace Research Central): Pre-print or postprint only (Exception: the final published version of articles in Aerospace America may be posted) Must include 1) the full citation to the AIAA work with its Digital Object Identifier (DOI) or 2) links to the work in the AIAA electronic library 3) Copyright statement.  https://aiaa.org/publications/Publish-with-AIAA/Publication-Policies/#how-can-i-share-my-research-guidelines-for-authors. 3/31/25

American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS); 

• postprint: DOI and this rights statement-This article has been  accepted for publication in a revised form in [Journal Title] [Link to journal  site]. This version is free to download for private research and study only.  Not for redistribution, re-sale or use in derivative works

• preprint: DOI and this rights statement-This is the version of the article before peer review or editing, as  submitted by an author to [Journal Title] [Link to journal site]. AIMS is not  responsible for any errors or omissions in this version of the manuscript, or  any version derived from it.” https://www.aimsciences.org/index/Policies 3/31/25

AIP (American Institute of Physics)–

Journals

• Published version: 12 month embargo and the rights note: "This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and AIP Publishing. This article appeared in (citation of published article) and may be found at (URL/link for published article abstract)."

• posprint: : “The following article has been saccepted by [Name of Journal]. After it is published, it will be found at Link.” For books, individual authors can post up to 10% of the accepted manuscript with a 24 month embargo, and for chapters, the accepted version with a 24 month embargo. 

• Preprint: Right notes: "The following article has been submitted to [Name of Journal]. After it is published, it will be found at Link.” 

Books

• For books, individual authors can post up to 10% of the accepted manuscript with a 24 month embargo, and for chapters, the accepted version with a 24 month embargo. 

https://publishing.aip.org/resources/researchers/rights-and-permissions/sharing-content-online/ 3/31/25

AMS (American Meteorological Society): AMS makes all articles available for free 1 year after publication. so if the article isn't currently accessible, note to re-check in 1 year.

The final published version: 1 year embargo, citation with a link. Rights statement "© Copyright [date of publication] American Meteorological Society (AMS). For permission to reuse any portion of this work, please contact permissions@ametsoc.org. Any use of material in this work that is determined to be “fair use” under Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act (17 U.S. Code §?107) or that satisfies the conditions specified in Section 108 of the U.S. Copyright Act (17 USC § 108) does not require the AMS’s permission. Republication, systematic reproduction, posting in electronic form, such as on a website or in a searchable database, or other uses of this material, except as exempted by the above statement, requires written permission or a license from the AMS. All AMS journals and monograph publications are registered with the Copyright Clearance Center (https://www.copyright.com). Additional details are provided in the AMS Copyright Policy statement, available on the AMS website (https://www.ametsoc.org/PUBSCopyrightPolicy).."

Postprints:  Citation with a link. rights statement: If the work hasn't been published yet, include this rights statement: This Work has been submitted to <journal name>. Copyright in this Work may be transferred without further notice." This Work has been accepted to <journal name>. The AMS does not guarantee that the copy provided here is an accurate copy of the Version of Record (VoR)."

Preprints: Citation with a link. Rights statement: "This Work has not yet been peer-reviewed and is provided by the contributing Author(s) as a means to ensure timely dissemination of scholarly and technical Work on a noncommercial basis. Copyright and all rights therein are maintained by the Author(s) or by other copyright owners. It is understood that all persons copying this information will adhere to the terms and constraints invoked by each Author's copyright. This Work may not be reposted without explicit permission of the copyright owner.."

Policy here: https://www.ametsoc.org/ams/index.cfm/publications/ethical-guidelines-and-ams-policies/ams-copyright-policy/ 4/6/25

Annual Reviews: Preprint. If posted before publication, with a rights note that says “Accepted for publication in Annual Review of XXXX.” After publication, with this rights note: ““Posted with permission from the Annual Review of XXXX, Volume XX^© by Annual Reviews, http://www.annualreviews.org .”

We can also post with an Annual Reviews supplied ePrint URL (a specially keyed URL that allows nonsubscribers to access an Annual Review article freely via the Annual Reviews website).  

https://www.annualreviews.org/page/authors/author-instructions/distributing/self-archiving 4/7/25

APA (American Psychological Association):

Preprints or postprints posted before publication: Include rights statement: "Draft version, date. This paper has not been peer reviewed."

Preprints or postprints posted after publication:  Include the DOI and a rights statement: "©American Psychological Association, [Year]. This paper is not the copy of record and may not exactly replicate the authoritative document published in the APA journal. Please do not copy or cite without author's permission. The final article is available, upon publication, at: [ARTICLE DOI]" Posting of the final published version is not allowed. 

https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/resources/internet-posting-guidelines. 5/22/25

 

APS Physics (American Physical Society): Published version with a citation and copyright statement. https://journals.aps.org/copyrightFAQ.html#post 6/23/25

 

ASEE (American Society for Engineering Education): Any version of conference papers. A citation and set statement are required. Set statement: © (year) American Society for Engineering Education.  https://www.asee.org/events/Past-Events/2023-Annual-Conference-Highlights/Paper-Management/2023-Authors#_APPENDEX_E 6/23/25

 

ASME: American Society of Mechanical Engineers: Any version. Citation and rights statement should include a copyright statement and "Published by ASME. Non-commercial use only." https://www.asme.org/publications-submissions/journals/information-for-authors/journal-guidelines/rights-and-permissions 6/23/25

Cambridge University Press:

Books

This policy does not apply to textbooks, professional books for practitioners, or works of reference, no part of which may be posted online without our prior approval. For other books, 1 chapter per author, any version, with a 6 month embargo

Journals

Find the policy for the individual journal here:

https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/open-research/green-open-access-policy-for-journals 2/24/25

 

 

COMSOL Conference: Presenters only give COMSOL the non-exclusive right to distribute so any version can be posted.  https://www.comsol.com/conference/copyright-notice/munich 12/19/23

 

DeGruyter

Books:

Multi-authored books: submitted or accepted version of articles published in multi-authored works, (including book anthologies, book edited volumes, and databases). It must include a citation, link, DOI, and the following set statement: "The final publication is available at www.degruyter.com".

Single author scientific books: The submitted or accepted version of up to 2 chapters. It must include a citation, link, DOI, and the following set statement: "The final publication is available at http://www.degruyter.com ".

Serials: See Sherpa-Romeo–if there is no Scherpa-Romeo record, follow the book policy.

https://www.degruyter.com/publishing/services/rights-and-permissions/repositorypolicy?lang=en 6/30/25

 

 

EDP See the JISC Policy Finder. If the journal’s not in JISC, any version, including the final published version, with a citation and copyright statement, and this rights note: “The original publication is available at LINK.” https://www.edpsciences.org/en/authors/copyright-and-licensing#anchor_EDP-Sciences-Self-Archiving-Policy 6/30/25