Open Access Repository Services Clause Samples
The Open Access Repository Services clause defines the terms under which a party provides or utilizes services for storing and making research outputs freely available to the public. Typically, this clause outlines the responsibilities for maintaining the repository, ensuring accessibility, and complying with relevant open access policies or standards. By establishing clear expectations for the management and dissemination of scholarly materials, the clause ensures that research outputs are widely accessible, supporting transparency and the broad sharing of knowledge.
Open Access Repository Services. Online services designed to preserve and provide open access to journal article reprints or preprints, audio, video and other media, and/or digital data. Repositories may be maintained by, but not limited to, an author’s employing institution, an academic consortium, a discipline-based entity, or a governmental funding agency. Continued access, archiving and use of Licensed Materials that survives any termination of the License Agreement and ensures continued access consistent with the then current standards in the publishing industry.