Utrecht University Repository: the green route to open access
Following the green route to open access publishing means depositing your article(s) in the Utrecht University Repository, the online scientific archive of Utrecht University.
The contents of the archive are searchable via the Dutch national portal for scientific information: NARCIS. In addition, all publications in the Utrecht University Repository can be found via general search engines such as Google Scholar.
How does it work?
Your publications are included in the repository if you add them to Pure, the research information system used by Utrecht University.
Publications from the current and previous year
- Add the publication to the research information system Pure
The library searches for the full text and checks, even if an embargo period* is imposed, if the publication can be made open access.
Publications older than two years
- Add the publication to the research information system Pure
- Provide the final author's version
The library searches for the full text and checks, even if an embargo period* is imposed, if the publication can be made open access.
Print publications, articles from print journals or (chapters from) books
- Add the publication to the research information system Pure
- Upload your own digital version
The library checks if the publications can be made open access.
* Up to six-months embargo thanks to 'Taverne amendment'
In 2019 the Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU) organized the pilot project ‘You Share, We Take Care!’ in which scientists were invited to give the university permission to make their publications freely available after a six-month period in the repository. This can be done because of a change in the Dutch Copyright Act which offers scientists the right to make publications publicly available, irrespective of embargo periods imposed by publishers. This also goes for embargo periods longer than six months, when you co-authored a publication, or if your work is published by an international publisher.
As of 2020, the 'Taverne amendment' has been implemented by all Dutch universities.
Why archive your publications in the Utrecht University Repository?
- You promote the visibility and findability of your publications
Publications in the archive are visible in Narcis and can be found by search engines such as Google Scholar. An automatic link will be made between your profile page on the university website and the publication in the archive. - You increase the impact of your research
Where possible publications are made freely accessible (open access). By open access your publication will be read more often and there is a greater chance the publication will be cited.
Other repositories
There are several repositories where you can make your publication open access. These repositories are often arranged by discipline. You will find them in the Directory of Open Access Repositories (OpenDOAR). You can also use Zenodo for research funded by the European Union.
Questions?
About Pure: please ask your faculty administrator responsible for Pure (intranet).
About the Utrecht University Repository: send an email to Library.publishingsupport@uu.nl.