The table below provides a quick overview of embargoes for post-print archiving; visiting the full policy (via “details”) will further demonstrate a complex set of rules and conditions. Even as a librarian, I am confused by some of the policy language I found (what constitutes a “free public server” to NASW?). And while many publishers are quite flexible regarding pre-prints, post-prints are often subject to long embargoes for OA repositories (2 years for all NASW journals!).
While “green” archiving (the ability to deposit pre-prints, post-prints, or–rarely–publisher PDFs in OA repositories) has proliferated over the years, the rules around when and where have grown more complex:
“By tracing the policy journey of the original 107 publishers on the RoMEO database, we found that the number of publishers allowing some form of self-archiving grew by 12% in the 12 years since 2004. However, the volume of restrictions around how, where and when self-archiving may take place increased by 119%, 190% and 1,000% respectively. “
Gadd, E., & Troll Covey, D. (2016). What it means to be Green: exploring publishers’ changing approaches to Green open access. Impact of Social Sciences Blog.
As OA (hopefully) grows in social work, it will be important not only to be a “green” journal, but also one with a policy is not so complex and restrictive as to effectively act as another barrier for deposit.
The following table provides a quick overview of archiving policies for discussion purposes. Please do not use this information as official policy; instead refer to full record (under “details) or journal’s information for authors.
| Journal Title | Publisher | Pre-print Archiving | Post-print Archiving |
|---|---|---|---|
| Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work | Sage | On any website (details) | No embargo (details) |
| British Journal of Social Work | British Assoc. of Social Workers/Oxford Uni. Press | May only be posted prior to acceptance on author’s personal website, employer website, free public server or pre-prints in subject area (details) | 2 year embargo (details) |
| Child Abuse & Neglect | Elsevier | On any website (details) | 1-4 year embargo (details) |
| Children & Schools | NASW/Oxford University Press | May only be posted prior to acceptance on author’s personal website, employer website, free public server or pre-prints in subject area (details) | 2 year embargo (details) |
| Clinical Social Work Journal | Springer | On author’s personal website and non-commercial pre-print server (details) | 1 year embargo (details) |
| Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work | Taylor & Francis | On author’s personal website or departmental website immediately (details) | 1 year embargo (details) |
| Health & Social Work | NASW/Oxford Uni. Press | May only be posted prior to acceptance on author’s personal website, employer website, free public server or pre-prints in subject area (details) | 2 year embargo (details) |
| Journal of Family Social Work | Haworth Press | On author’s personal website or departmental website immediately (details) | 1 year embargo (details) |
| Journal of the Society for Social Work & Research | University of Chicago Press | On a not-for-profit author’s personal website, institutional website, social website or pre-print server immediately (details) | 1 year embargo (details) |
| Journal of Social Work Practice | Taylor & Francis | On author’s personal website or departmental website immediately (details) | 1 year embargo (details) |
| Research on Social Work Practice | Sage | On any website (details) | No embargo (details) |
| Social Work | NASW/Oxford University Press | May only be posted prior to acceptance on author’s personal website, employer website, free public server or pre-prints in subject area (details) | 2 year embargo (details) |
| Social Work Research | NASW/Oxford University Press | May only be posted prior to acceptance on author’s personal website, employer website, free public server or pre-prints in subject area (details) | 2 year embargo (details) |
| Trauma, Violence & Abuse | Sage | On any website (details) | No embargo (details) |
Open Social Work 