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Staff Copyright Guide

Publishing your work in the future

You may wish to publish your work in the future without making changes to the content. Some publishers do not permit prior publication of any material they subsequently accept for publication in their own title. However, many publishers now support authors choice for the use of preprint servers to communicate early findings. This has never been more true in the current climate as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. If you have a publisher in mind for your work, check their terms and conditions. You can contact the publisher directly, visit the journal's webpage, or check Sherpa Romeo for the publisher's copyright policy. 

If you believe your chances of publishing are harmed by having your material on UDORA prior to commercial publication, discuss the situation with the Copyright Advisor and arrange a temporary embargo for your work.

If you intend to publish your work after revising the content then this may not be an issue with a publisher.