The 捆绑SM社区 Libraries can assist you with making your publications open access, including:
- understanding and complying with granting agency open access requirements
- locating an open access journal relevant to your work听
- locating a disciplinary repository in which to deposit听your听work
- depositing your work in eScholarship@捆绑SM社区
- advice and tools for
- understanding which version of your work you can deposit into an open repository
- consulting on starting up an open access journal
- hosting your open access journal
Contact us for assistance in any of these areas or for other questions regarding open access to your publications:
- robin.desmeules [at] mcgill.ca (Robin Desmeules), Coordinator, Scholarly Communications听
514-398-1896
- jennifer.innes [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Open%20Access%20Services) (Jennifer Innes),听Repository Administrator
514-398-4750
- Contacting your branch library or the liaison librarian in your subject area
- Chatting with a librarian
For your research data
Data Management and Data Sharing
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alisa.rod [at] mcgill.ca (Alisa Rod), Research Data Management Specialist
Frequently asked questions
Do 捆绑SM社区 Libraries have a fund to cover article processing charges (APCs)?
No we do not. However, there are several publisher discounts available via 捆绑SM社区 Libraries subscriptions. Additionally, 捆绑SM社区 faculty may use the professional development fund to cover these costs. If you received a grant, typically APCs are an eligible grant expense.
What is an accepted manuscript?
An accepted manuscript is the final version of the paper after peer review minus any publisher enhancements (e.g. design, layout etc.). Also sometimes referred to as the post-print or the author's accepted manuscript (AAM).听See . 听Post-prints are most commonly the version for which the author retains the greatest rights.
I heard Canada鈥檚 Tri-Agencies (SSHRC, NSERC, and CIHR) require grant recipients to make their work open access, what does that mean?
Grant recipients are required to make a copy of their peer-reviewed article open access within 12 months of publication. Recipients can do this through either publishing in an open access journal and/or depositing their work in an open access repository. The policy is applicable to any grants awarded after May 1, 2015. More information can be found here.
How can I tell if a journal is predatory?听
Some indicators of lower quality journals are:
路听听听听听听听听 Lying about impact factors, indexing databases (e.g. the journal states it is indexed in a paritcular database but is not)
路听听听听听听听听 Using publisher names or journal titles that can easily be confused with a legitimate body or press
路听听听听听听听听 Little use of quality control practices (e.g. articles are accepted quickly with little or no peer review or editorial revision)
听If you鈥檙e unsure about a journal don鈥檛 hesitate to contact your liaison librarian听and see our finding legitimate OA publishers page.
How can I make my work open access?听
You can either publish your work in an and/or deposit a copy of work into a repository like . For more details see our 鈥�How to make your research open access鈥�. 听You may need to as an author to be permitted to make your work available as open access in a repository.听
What is an institutional repository?听
An institutional repository is an online database showcasing and preserving the publications and theses of students and faculty听at a particular institution. 听The benefits of institutional repositories are two-fold: they preserve one's work long-term and they make one's work openly accessible. 捆绑SM社区's institutional repository is eScholarship.听
What is a subject repository?听
A subject repository (sometimes also referreed to as a disciplinary repository) is an online database showcasing the work of researchers in a particular discipline. Subject repositories are open to researchers from any institution. Like institutional repositories, they offer a chance for researchers to make their work openly available to the wider public.听
Where can I find a list of subject repositories?听
| Discipline | Repositories |
| Agriculture | ,听 |
| Biology | , (quantitative biology) |
| Computer science | |
| Education | |
| Engineering | |
| Health & Medicine | , |
| Mathematics & Statistics | |
| Physics | |
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