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 Elsevier's policy http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/authors.authors/postingpolicyOxford's policy - http://www.oxfordjournals.org/access_purchase/self-archiving_policyb.htmlSpringer - http://www.springer.com/open+access/authors+rights?SGWID=0-176704-12-683201-0n.b. want journal, not publisher policy. will determine publisher policy separately.
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Survey Emailed?JournalEditor In ChargeEIC email address (for survey - get from journal site only)PublisherLink to Policy (if available, ? if not)Does the journal policy appear to allow preprint server posting (e.g., arXiv). specify if only in the journal's specific publishing rules; ? if cannot determine from posted journal policyRelevant TextSHERPA listing of journal policy (when otherwise not available) http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/search.phpNotes
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xIdeas in Ecology & EvolutionLonnie Aarssenaarssenl@queensu.ca??they do
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xImmediate Science EcologyChristopher Lortielortie@yorku.ca??they do
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xEcologyDon Strongeicesa@ucdavis.eduESAhttp://esapubs.org/esapubs/original.htmyes"Similarly, posting of manuscripts in public preprint archives or in an institution's public archive of unpublished theses will not be considered grounds for declaring a manuscript published. "yesThe language implies that preprint servers are OK. However, ESA has confirmed that they do not accept papers submitted to arXiv (https://twitter.com/ethanwhite/status/224891407226257408).
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xEcosphereDebra Petersdebpeter@nmsu.eduESAhttp://esapubs.org/esapubs/original.htmyes"Similarly, posting of manuscripts in public preprint archives or in an institution's public archive of unpublished theses will not be considered grounds for declaring a manuscript published. "yes
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xEcological MonographsAaron M. Ellisoneicem@fas.harvard.eduESAhttp://esapubs.org/esapubs/original.htmyes"Similarly, posting of manuscripts in public preprint archives or in an institution's public archive of unpublished theses will not be considered grounds for declaring a manuscript published. "yes
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xEcological ApplicationsDavid SchimelDavid.Schimel@jpl.nasa.govESAhttp://esapubs.org/esapubs/original.htmyes"Similarly, posting of manuscripts in public preprint archives or in an institution's public archive of unpublished theses will not be considered grounds for declaring a manuscript published. "yes
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xFrontiers in Ecology and the EnvironmentSue Silversuesilver@esa.org ESA??yes
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xEcology LettersMarcel HolyoakMaholyoak@Ucdavis.EduWileyhttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1461-0248/homepage/ForAuthors.html#tips3?On submission of a paper, authors must confirm whether any of the data or content is already in the public domain (e.g. in a publicly accessible pre-print repository or report), and all relevant sources must be cited.yesThe language implies that putting wik in a preprint server is OK. However, Holyoak has said "no" in an email https://twitter.com/phdpqc/status/224205247004950529 (2011/03/15)
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xJournal of EcologyMike Hutchingsm.j.hutchings@sussex.ac.ukWiley??yes
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xFunctional EcologyDuncan Irschikirschick@bio.umass.eduWileyhttp://www.functionalecology.org/view/0/authorGuideline.html#Ethics?On submission of a paper authors will be asked whether any of the data or content of the submitted paper is already in the public domain (e.g. in a publicly accessible pre-print repository or report)yes
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xJournal of Animal EcologyTim Coulsont.coulson@imperial.ac.ukWileyhttp://www.journalofanimalecology.org/view/0/authorGuideline.html#submissionnoDuring submission the authors must confirm that... the work or any data contained within the work is not already in the public domain (e.g. in a publicly accessible pre-print repository or report).yesWiley's policy is otherwise http://blogs.wiley.com/publishingnews/2004/06/01/institutional-e-print-repositories/
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xMethods in Ecology and EvolutionRob Freckletonr.freckleton@sheffield.ac.ukWileyhttp://www.methodsinecologyandevolution.org/view/0/authorGuidelines.html#submission?yesWiley journal http://blogs.wiley.com/publishingnews/2004/06/01/institutional-e-print-repositories/
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xJournal of Applied EcologyE.J. Milner-Gullande.j.milner-gulland@imperial.ac.ukWileyhttp://www.journalofappliedecology.org/view/0/authorGuideline.html#welfareandpublicationethics?yes
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xMarine Ecology Progress SeriesOtto Kinnekinne@int-res.comInter-Researchhttp://www.int-res.com/journals/meps/guidelines-for-meps-authors/??
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xJournal of Experimental Marine Biology & EcologyS.E. Shumwaysandra.shumway@uconn.eduElsevierhttp://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/523011/authorinstructions#N10CC0yesSubmission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis or as an electronic preprint, see http://www.elsevier.com/postingpolicy),yescovered under elsevier
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xOikosDries Bontedries.bonte@ugent.beWileyhttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1600-0706/homepage/ForAuthors.html?yes
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OecologiaMultiplehttp://www.springer.com/life+sciences/ecology/journal/442?detailsPage=editorialBoardSpringerhttp://www.springer.com/life+sciences/ecology/journal/442?detailsPage=editorialBoard?yespossible yes, as part of springer http://network.nature.com/groups/precedings/forum/topics/255
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xTheoretical EcologyAlan Hastingsamhastings@ucdavis.eduSpringerhttp://www.springer.com/life+sciences/ecology/journal/12080?yes
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xGlobal Change BiologySteve Longgcb@life.illinois.eduWileyhttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1365-2486/homepage/ForAuthors.html?yesPossible yes, as part of Wiley http://blogs.wiley.com/publishingnews/2004/06/01/institutional-e-print-repositories/
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xTrends in Ecology and EvolutionPaul Crazetree@elsevier.comElsevierhttp://www.cell.com/trends/ecology-evolution/authors?no
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xEvolutionDaphne Fairbairndaphne.fairbairn@ucr.eduWiley?yesduring Evolution 2012 Q&A, said it violated the publisher's current copyright rules; said they were open for debate
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xJournal of Evolutionary BiologyMichael G. Ritchiemgr@st-andrews.ac.uk Wileyhttp://www.blackwellpublishing.com/pdf/JEB_ELF.pdfyesPrior to acceptance: We ask that as part of the publishing process you acknowledge that the Article has been submitted to the Journal. You will not prejudice acceptance if you use the unpublished Article, in form and content as submitted for publication in the Journal, in the following ways:
- sharing print or electronic copies of the Article with colleagues;
- posting an electronic version of the Article on your own personal website, on your employer’s
website/repository and on free public servers in your subject area.		yesduring Evolution 2012 Q&A with editors, mentioned problem in UK with PhD dissertations being deposited online & considered prepublication
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xAmerican NaturalistMark McPeekmark.mcpeek@dartmouth.eduChicago University Presshttp://www.jstor.org/page/journal/amernatu/forAuthor.htmlyes"Ideas, concepts, and analyses that have already been made available by publication on the internet do not meet the journal's focus on publishing novel material." & "When submitting a manuscript, you will be asked the following: (...) whether the article is being considered for publication elsewhere and whether the manuscript appears on the Web (particularly in preprint archives)"yes"AmNat allows arXiv and always has. We ask for info because we have had reviewer mix-up (used the preprint not the submission)" - https://twitter.com/asnamnat/status/224927947541323777
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xEcology & EvolutionAllen Mooreajmoore@uga.eduWileyhttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)2045-7758/homepage/ForAuthors.htmlyes? Each article is made available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License?
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xMolecular EcologyLoren Riesebergloren.rieseberg@botany.ubc.caWileyhttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1365-294X/homepage/ForAuthors.html?yes
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xEvolutionary EcologyJohn A. Endlerjohn.endler@deakin.edu.auSpringerhttp://www.springer.com/life+sciences/evolutionary+%26+developmental+biology/journal/10682?detailsPage=editorialBoard#?Manuscripts submitted to Evolutionary Ecology are considered on the understanding that they have not been published, nor under consideration for publication elsewhere (...) Submission of a paper to the Journal will be taken to imply that it presents original, unpublished work, not under consideration for publication elsewhere. By submitting a manuscript, the authors agree that the copyright for their article is transferred to Chapman & Hall if and when the article is accepted for publication. (does not mention preprint archives)yes
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xNaturwissenschaftenSven Thatjesvth@noc.soton.ac.ukSpringerhttp://www.springer.com/life+sciences/journal/114?Submission of a manuscript implies: that the work described has not been published before; that it is not under consideration for publication anywhere else (does not mention preprint archives)yesPossible yes as part of Springer
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xSystematic BiologyRon DeBrydebryrw@ucmail.uc.eduOxford University Pressyes
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PLoS ONEPLoSyesyes
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xPLoS BiologyTheodora Bloomtbloom@plos.orgPLoSyesyes
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xMarine EcologyCraig Youngcmyoung@darkwing.uoregon.eduInter-Researchyes
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xJournal of PhycologyMike Grahammgraham@mlml.calstate.eduPSAhttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1529-8817/homepage/ForAuthors.html?yes
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xMarine Pollution BulleteinCharles SheppardCharles.Sheppard@warwick.ac.uk Elsevierhttp://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/400/authorinstructions#N109F4yesUses elsevier's default policyyes
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xAnimal BehaviourA. Sendova-Franks, M.P. ScottAna.Sendova-Franks@uwe.ac.ukElsevieryes (Elsevier)yes
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xBehavioral EcologyLeigh Simmonsleigh.simmons@uwa.edu.au Oxford University Pressyes (Oxford B)yes
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xBehavioral Ecology and SociobiologyT.C.M. Bakker, J.F.A. Traniellot.bakker@uni-bonn.deSpringeryes (Springer)yesPossible yes as part of Springer
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xEthology Jutta Schneider, Susan A. Fosterjutta.schneider@springer.comWiley?yes
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xConservation BiologyKen Paige K-paige@illinois.eduWileyhttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1523-1739/homepage/ForAuthors.html?yes
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xEvolutionary Ecology ResearchMichael RosenzweigScarab@u.arizona.eduhttp://www.evolutionary-ecology.com/copyright.pdf?I further agree not to publish it elsewhere beforehand, and for one year after its publication in Evolutionary Ecology Research.no
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xProceedings of the Royal Society BMichael P Hassell FRSm.hassell@ic.ac.ukRoyal Society Publisinghttp://royalsocietypublishing.org/site/authors/licence.xhtmlyesIn relation to the Preprint version only, You are free to post it on web sites, including electronic preprint servers.not listed
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xPNASmultipleverma@salk.eduNAShttp://www.pnas.org/content/96/8/4215.fullyesA preprint is not considered a publication because it has not yet been formally reviewed and it is often not the final form of the paper. yes
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xBiology Letters Brian CharlesworthBrian.Charlesworth@ed.ac.uk Royal Society Publisinghttp://royalsocietypublishing.org/site/authors/licence.xhtmlyesIn relation to the Preprint version only, You are free to post it on web sites, including electronic preprint servers.
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xBMC Evolutionary BiologyAngus Bucklingangus.buckling@zoo.ox.ac.uk
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xTheoretical Population BiologyNoah A. Rosenberg noahr@stanford.edu
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xJournal of Theoretical BiologyDenise Kirschnerkirschne@umich.edu
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xEvolutionary ApplicationsLouis BernatchezLouis.Bernatchez@bio.ulaval.caWileyyes (Wiley)yesPossible yes, as part of Wiley http://blogs.wiley.com/publishingnews/2004/06/01/institutional-e-print-repositories/
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