Non-Open Access Titles

Our self-archiving policy applies across all our academic imprints: Bloomsbury Academic, Bloomsbury Visual Arts, Methuen Drama, Arden Shakespeare, T & T Clark, Hart, I.B. Tauris and Zed Books.

We permit self-archiving of non-open access chapters published by Bloomsbury Academic subject to the following conditions.

 

Book type	Amount that may be self-archived	Embargo	Version that may be self-archived	Where the work may be self-archived	Re-use rights
Monograph	1 chapter per book	6 months after publication	Accepted manuscript (AM) or Version of record (VoR)	·      Institutional repository ·      Funder repository ·      Non-commercial subject repository ·      Non-commercial academic network	None permitted
Edited collection or handbook	Each author may self-archive their own chapter

• When archiving your chapter, we ask that you provide a citation to the published work and link to the published version of the book on bloomsburycollections.com.
• Chapter manuscripts may be archived in a repository immediately on acceptance, providing they are not made publicly accessible until after the embargo period. This is sometimes referred to as a ‘closed deposit’.
• Chapters by different authors from a single edited collection may not be archived on the same web page.
• Ahead of archiving your chapter please ensure that you have completed and returned this form to claire.weatherhead@bloomsbury.com.

Please note that self-archiving is not currently offered for content published in Bloomsbury major reference works (MRWs), including our Cultural Histories series.

Open Access Titles

Where titles are published via our open access programme, the version of record (VoR) of the complete chapter or work may be archived immediately on publication. In the case of retrospective open access titles, the complete work may be self-archived as soon as the open access version has been published.

Definitions

Accepted manuscript

The version of the manuscript accepted for publication, after peer review and any subsequent revisions, but prior to copyediting or typesetting by the publisher.

 

Version of Record

The final published version of the work, following copyediting and typesetting by the publisher.

 

FAQs

Can I self-archive my work on Academia.edu or ResearchGate?

As Academia.edu and ResearchGate are commercial networks rather than repositories, self-archiving of chapters from Bloomsbury books that have not been published open access is not permitted on these sites.

Authors may share Bloomsbury books published via the open access route on any network or website, including commercial sites such as Academia.edu and ResearchGate.

My funder requires that I self-archive my chapter under a Creative Commons licence – is this possible?

We are keen to support our authors in complying with funder requirements. Please contact your editor to discuss your individual case.

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