In order to deposit a work in eResearch@Ozyegin, you must hold the copyright to that work, or have the approval of the copyright holder. If you retain copyright to the work in question, and have not given someone else exclusive rights to distribute it, you should be able to submit it to eResearch@Ozyegin. You can proceed to directly submit a paper to eResearch@Ozyegin. If you share the copyright with other authors, check with them to make sure they also approve of the work being archived and made available at eResearch@Ozyegin.
Copyright is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the exclusive right to make copies of a creative work, usually for a limited time.
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright
As an author you own the rights to your work, which gives you exclusive control as to how your work is reproduced, distributed, or performed.
Some of the rights of copyright owner are to:
The libraries staff use several means to discover an author’s right to archive his or her work in an open-access repository.
Sherpa Juliet: Sherpa Juliet is a searchable database and single focal point of up-to-date information concerning funders' policies and their requirements on open access, publication and data archiving.
Post-print (accepted version) – this document has been through the peer review process and addressed reviewer’s comments. It is the final version of the paper before it is sent off to the journal for publication.
Publisher’s Version (published version) – this is the version of record that is published on the publisher’s website. It will have been professionally typeset by the publisher.
Pre-print (submitted version) – the original version of a manuscript as it is submitted to a journal or other publication. The pre-print has not yet been through the publisher’s peer review process.
Link to publisher’s website: This takes a reader to the original publication. Sometimes, a reader must have a subscription or purchase the publication. And, it doesn't count as a full-text download.
If you are submitting an article for publication and want to retain rights:
When you deposit your work, it grants specific nonexclusive permissions to Özyeğin University. You still retain ownership and complete control of the copyright in your writings, subject only to this prior permission. You can exercise your copyrights in any way you see fit, including transferring them to a publisher if you so desire. However, if you do so, Özyeğin University would still retain its license and the right to distribute the article from its repository.
If you hold copyright:
If you hold copyright over an item deposited in eResearch@Ozyegin you retain that copyright when it is deposited.
All copyright holders must agree to a non-exclusive distribution and preservation license. This allows us to disseminate the deposited work over the web and make copies of that work for preservation purposes.
Authors that wish to consider setting conditions on reuse of their materials can use Creative Commons License when they submit their publications to eResearch@Ozyegin.
eResearch@Ozyegin does not seek or claim copyright on any deposited works, nor does it seek revenue from deposited works.
If you have signed copyrights over to a third party:
During the publication process you will be asked to give away some or all of your exclusive rights. Copyright on works that have been published is typically transferred from the author to publisher.
If you have signed over your copyright to a publisher or other third party, you may still be able to deposit that work into eResearch@Ozyegin. Many publishers will allow you to deposit your work into institutional repositories.
If you would like to know what your publisher permits, visit the SHERPA-RoMEO database and search or browse for the name of your publisher.
Many funding organizations and agencies have policies that stipulate that scholarly authors need to deposit copies of their publications in an Open Access environment, such as an institutional repository or open research archive. You may see research funders' open access policies at SHERPA/ JULIET directory.
For more information about Creative Commons Llicenses, please view the document below.