Checklist for publications on DepositOnce

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Guide for creating a PDF/A file (PDF, 3,8 MB)
Guide for preparing the file (PDF, 1.9 MB)

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Fill in the “Submit” form, following the instructions and explanations. Please be as detailed and precise as possible. If you choose to use a free license, select it on the form. For open access publishing (Gold Open Access), we recommend the Open Access compatible CC BY license (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0).
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Creative Commons licenses

At the end of the “Submit” form, the deposit license is provided as a PDF. Please sign it and send it to us. This is a publication agreement in which you grant the University Library the non-exclusive right of use for online publication. For open access publishing (Gold Open Access), we recommend the Open Access compatible CC BY license (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0). If you forgot to specify the CC license when submitting metadata to DepositOnce, the open access team will add the license as specified in the the deposit license.
Deposit-Lizenz (official German version) (PDF, 242 KB)
Deposit licence (unofficial English translation) (PDF, 225 KB)
Creative Commons licenses

The open access team checks the details you have provided and contacts you in case of any questions. For self-archiving, the open access team makes sure the publishers’ conditions have been met.

When the signed deposit license arrives, the open access team approves the submission. You will be notified automatically by email.