Secondary publication
Works that have been published by a publishing house may be republished under certain conditions. This increases the visibility of the research results, especially if reading the publisher's version is not possible free of charge.
The Open Access Policy of the University of Göttingen (including the University Medical Center Göttingen) advises authors to exercise their secondary publication rights:
"If possible, authors should provide the University of Göttingen with a copy of their publication at the time of publication and grant the right to use it in the Publication Data Management GRO.publications and make it publicly available. [...] In addition, the University supports its researchers in exercising the academic secondary publication right, subject to an embargo period of 12 months (Section 38 (4) UrhG). The academic secondary publication right applies to contributions that have appeared in a collection (e. g. journal) that is published periodically at least twice a year and that have been produced as part of at least half of publicly funded research."
Support with your secondary publication
The GRO.publications team will support you with your secondary publication. We will advise you on fundamental questions on the topic. It is also possible for us to check your publication list with regard to secondary publication options.
The Open Policy Finder is a helpful research tool. The database lists the regulations of many publishers and journals on secondary publication.
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Important Terms
Pre-print
The pre-print is the version of the manuscript that is submitted to the publisher. After submission, the manuscript undergoes a review and revision process, after which it becomes a post-print.
Postprint
The postprint is the final version in terms of content, differing from the publisher's version only in appearance. The next step is the final typesetting, in which the document is given the layout of the publisher or individual journal.
Publisher’s version
At the end of the process, the publishing version is created, which is then finally published. This version is also called the version of record.
Embargo
Some journals and publishers only allow secondary publication after an embargo period has expired. This is a restriction period that usually lasts between six and twelve months.
Rights of use
When submitting a manuscript or signing a publishing contract, authors should only grant the publisher simple rights of use.
Repository
Repositories are document servers used to store full texts, research data or other files. A distinction can be made between institutional and subject-specific repositories.
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