for information describing items in the repository
Anyone may access the metadata free of charge.
The metadata may be re-used in any medium without prior permission for not-for-profit purposes provided:
the OAI Identifier or a link to the original metadata record are given
epub.oeaw is mentioned
Data Policy
for full-text and other full data items
Access to some or all full items is controlled.
Single copies of full items can be:
given to third parties in any format or medium
for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-profit purposes without prior permission or charge.
provided:
the authors, title and full bibliographic details are given
a hyperlink and/or URL are given for the original metadata page
the original copyright statement is given
the content is not changed in any way
Full items must not be sold commercially in any format or medium without formal permission of the copyright holders.
Content Policy
for types of document & data set held
This is an institutional or departmental repository.
epub.oeaw holds all types of materials.
Deposited items may include:
working drafts
submitted versions (as sent to journals for peer-review)
accepted versions (author's final peer-reviewed drafts)
published versions (publisher-created files)
Items are individually tagged with:
their version type and date.
their peer-review status.
their publication status.
Principal Languages: German; English
Submission Policy
concerning depositors, quality & copyright
Items may only be deposited by accredited members, and employees of the institution, or their delegated agents.
Eligible depositors must deposit bibliographic metadata for all their publications.
Eligible depositors must deposit full texts of all their publications, although they may delay making them publicly visible to comply with publishers' embargos.
The administrator only vets items for the eligibility of authors/depositors, valid layout & format, and the exclusion of spam
The validity and authenticity of the content of submissions is checked by internal subject specialists.
Items can be deposited at any time, but will not be made publicly visible until any publishers' or funders' embargo period has expired.
Any copyright violations are entirely the responsibility of the authors/depositors.
If epub.oeaw receives proof of copyright violation, the relevant item will be removed immediately.
Preservation Policy
Items will be retained indefinitely.
epub.oeaw will try to ensure continued readability and accessibility.
Items will be migrated to new file formats where necessary.
Where possible, software emulations will be provided to access un-migrated formats.
It may not be possible to guarantee the readability of some unusual file formats.
epub.oeaw is working with external partners to:
convert or migrate file formats
develop and implement software emulations for old file formats
record preservation metadata
backup items in external archives
epub.oeaw regularly backs up its files according to current best practice.
Items may be removed at the request of the author/copyright holder, but this is strongly discouraged.
Acceptable reasons for withdrawal include:
Proven copyright violation or plagiarism
Legal requirements and proven violations
Withdrawn items are not deleted per se, but are removed from public view.
Withdrawn items' identifiers/URLs are retained indefinitely.
URLs will continue to point to 'tombstone' citations, to avoid broken links and to retain item histories, with:
a link to a replacement version, where available
a note explaining the reasons for withdrawal
The metadata of withdrawn items will not be searchable.
Changes to deposited items are not permitted.
If necessary, an updated version may be deposited.
The earlier version may be withdrawn from public view.
The item's persistent URL will always link to the latest version.
There will be links between earlier and later versions, with the most recent version clearly identified.
Items are allocated a checksum to facilitate the detection of alterations.
In the event of epub.oeaw being closed down, the database will be transferred to another appropriate archive.