Q. Green open access requires depositing articles in an open access repository. How do we check if we are able to deposit a version of an article?

You may check the Sherpa-RoMeo website: http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/ to see if a particular publisher allows self-archival in an open access repository, which version is allowed and if any embargo is imposed. Alternatively, you may check the publisher’s website directly for more details on its self-archiving policies.

In cases where the publisher does not allow self-archival of articles in open access repositories or an embargo imposed, authors may use the SPARC addendum (http://www.sparc.arl.org/resources/authors/addendum) to negotiate your rights to deposit your accepted articles in OA repositories. The SPARC addendum is to be submitted after the article is accepted for publication,together with the Copyright Transfer Agreement.