What’s the difference between the “publisher version” and the “author version” of my article?
Some publishers allow an author to use the final, formatted PDF version of an article, as used on the journal’s own web site; this is the publisher version. Other publishers grant the author permission to post an article onto their institutional repository but only allow use of the accepted version or author version of the paper – this is the final, peer-reviewed text but without the journal’s own editing and production. In this case the author’s version should be included in the repository along with the statement: “This is an author produced electronic version of an article published in [Journal Name]”. The Repository record should also include full publication details for the article and any applicable copyright statements.
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