What is Green Open Access?

The Green Road refers to the parallel publication of a version of the manuscript in an open repository, or self-archiving. Open repositories can be institutional, as our own SERVAL, or disciplinary.

The publication is often delayed (embargo period) and allowed only for the author accepted manuscript (AAM), also known as postprint. This is the manuscript accepted for publication (post peer-reviewed), but before all copyediting by the editor.

SHERPA/RoMEO  is an excellent resource when trying to learn a publisher's policy on self-archiving. Héloïse  is a similar service available for francophone journals.