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Academic social network
A social network where academics can deposit their publications, e.g. ResearchGate or Academia.edu.
Accepted version
The final author-created version that incorporates peer-review comments and is accepted for publication. Also known as: Author's Accepted Manuscript (AAM), author's accepted version, final author version, post-print.
Any website
Any website or repository, including author's homepage, institutional repository, etc.
Article Processing Charge (APC)
A fee which is charged to authors to publish in an open access journal. Also known as: publication fee, article processing fee.
Associated publisher
An organisation that is associated with the journal, for example an academic society.
Author's homepage
The personal home page of the author.

C

Copyright owner
Who owns the copyright of the version of the manuscript, such as author or publisher.
Creative Commons
A collection of open licences. For more information, see https://creativecommons.org.

D

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
A persistent identifier that uniquely identifies an article.

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Embargo period
The period of time after publication when author is permitted to archive their manuscript.