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Guide to the American University of Sharjah's institutional repository

Terminology

Each publisher or journal has its own copyright restrictions that limit what you can put on an Institutional Repository. These are some terms you may come across:

Pre-print
Usually refers to the first draft of the article, before peer-review. Also called:

  • Preprint
  • Submitted Version
  • Author’s Original Manuscript (AOM)

Post-print
The finished article, after peer-review. This is the version that is accepted for publication, but not the version that’s been type-set by the publisher. Also called:

  • Postprint
  • Accepted Manuscript (AM)
  • Accepted Version

Publisher’s version
This is the final published version. Also called:

  • Typeset version
  • Final PDF version
  • Published Journal Article
  • Final Version
  • Version of Record

If you have any additional questions about copyright and DSpace, simply contact copyright@aus.edu.