Open Access Policies
1. Open Access Policy
2. Repository Policies
3.1
Metadata Policy
3.2
Data Policy
3.3
Content Policy
3.4
Submission Policy
3.5
Preservation Policy
Recognizing the importance and the added value of the open access movement on optimizing the research visibility and preservation and also adopting the policy below, partners universities adheres to the movement to allow the widest and easiest dissemination way for its scientific production.
So that, every researcher has to deposit in the Tunisian University Open Archive “AOUT” repository his own publications held within his search activity in the university.
By publications we mean the types below:
- The final version of a thesis,
- The final version of PFE,
- The final version of the author's articles upon acceptance for publication in a journal or later than the date of publication.
- Books and monographs
- Conference proceedings published upon acceptance for publication in the proceedings or later than the date of publication.
- Conference presentations upon acceptance of the communication
This policy is applicable to the above document types produced by authors and co-authors affiliated within the institution and looking up to intellectual property under the repository license where the submitter gives to the University irrevocable non-exclusive rights fixing the access and dissemination dues.
The Scientific Councils are the only able to interpret this policy, resolving conflicts of interpretation and application.
The policy will be reviewed every two years by the University Council in consultation with the Scientific Councils and a report will be submitted to the institutions concerned.
The CNUDST may recommend to universities, changes and modifications to this policy.
Powered by CNUDST, the aim of the repository is to improve dissemination and visibility of a variety of scholarly materials throughout the academic communities and general public and to provide a free and persistent point of access.
The Repository provides a robust, statewide platform for saving, discovering and sharing—free of charge—the instructional, research, historic and creative materials produced by participating institutions.
The repository is a nationwide network of centrally-hosted collections from participating institutions.
It benefits instruction and research by providing a single access point to Tunisian scholarly knowledge. Imagine being able to save your institution's knowledge materials without having to fund the hardware, software and staff necessary to maintain the technical system. The repository uncovers this hidden knowledge and makes it freely available to scholars worldwide.
Metadata Policy for information describing items in the repository
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Anyone may access the metadata free of charge.
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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.
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The metadata must not be re-used in any medium for commercial purposes without formal permission.
Data Policy for full-text and other full data items
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Anyone may access full items free of charge.
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Copies of full items generally can be:
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reproduced, displayed or performed, and given to third parties in any format or medium
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for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-profit purposes without prior permission or charge.
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provided:
- the authors, title and full bibliographic details are given
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a hyperlink and/or URL are given for the original metadata page
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the content is not changed in any way
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Full items must not be sold commercially in any format or medium without formal permission of the copyright holders.
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This repository is not the publisher; it is merely the online archive.
Content Policy for types of document & data set held
This is a multi-institution subject-based repository.
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Subject Specialties: Multidisciplinary
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The repository is restricted to:
- Journal articles
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Bibliographic references
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Conference and workshop papers
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Books, monographs, chapters and sections
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Reports and working papers
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Theses and dissertations
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Learning objects.
- Deposited items may include:
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working drafts
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submitted versions (as sent to journals for peer-review)
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accepted versions (author's final peer-reviewed drafts)
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published versions (publisher-created files)
- Items are individually tagged with:
- their version type and date.
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their peer-review status.
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their publication status.
Submission Policy concerning depositors, quality & copyright.
- Items may only be deposited by accredited researchers based at any participating university, college or research organization, or their delegated agents.
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Authors may only submit their own work for archiving.
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Submitted items are not vetted by the administrator.
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The validity and authenticity of the content of submissions is not checked.
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Items can be deposited at any time, but will not be made publicly visible until any publishers' or funders' embargo period has expired.
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Any copyright violations are entirely the responsibility of the authors/depositors.
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If the repository receives proof of copyright violation, the relevant item will be removed immediatel
- Items will be retained indefinitely.
- Repository will try to ensure continued readability and accessibility.
- It may not be possible to guarantee the readability of some unusual file formats.
- Repository regularly backs up its files according to current best practice.
- Items may be removed at the request of the author/copyright holder.
- Acceptable reasons for withdrawal include:
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Journal publishers' rules
- Proven copyright violation or plagiarism
- Legal requirements and proven violations
- National Security
- Falsified research
- 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.
In the event of repository being closed down, the database will be transferred to another appropriate archive.
