Metadata Policy

for information describing items in the repository

1. Anyone may access the metadata free of charge.
2. The metadata must not be re-used in any medium for commercial purposes without formal permission.
3. For more information, please see webpage: http://anaktisis.teiwm.gr/policies.html

Data Policy

for full-text and other full data items

1. Anyone may access full items free of charge.
2. All re-use of full items is prohibited.

Content Policy

for types of document & data set held

1. This is an institutional or departmental repository.
2. The repository holds all types of materials.
3. Deposited items may include:
   • working drafts
   • submitted versions (as sent to journals for peer-review)
   • accepted versions (author's final peer-reviewed drafts)
   • published versions (publisher-created files)
4. Items are individually tagged with:
   • their peer-review status.
   • their publication status.
5. Principal Languages: Greek

Submission Policy

concerning depositors, quality & copyright

1. Items may only be deposited by accredited members, academic staff, and registered students of the institution, or their delegated agents.
2. Authors may only submit their own work for archiving.
3. The administrator only vets items for the exclusion of spam
4. The validity and authenticity of the content of submissions is the sole responsibility of the depositor.
5. Items may not be deposited until any publishers' or funders' embargo period has expired.
6. Any copyright violations are entirely the responsibility of the authors/depositors.
7. If the repository receives proof of copyright violation, the relevant item will be removed immediately.

Preservation Policy

1. Items will be retained indefinitely.
2. The repository will try to ensure continued readability and accessibility.
3. The repository regularly backs up its files according to current best practice.
4. Items may not normally be removed from the repository.
5. Acceptable reasons for withdrawal include:
   • Proven copyright violation or plagiarism
   • Legal requirements and proven violations
   • National Security
   • Falsified research
6. Withdrawn items are not deleted per se, but are removed from public view.
7. Withdrawn items' identifiers/URLs are retained indefinitely.
8. URLs will continue to point to 'tombstone' citations, to avoid broken links and to retain item histories.
9. Changes to deposited items are not permitted.
10. If necessary, an updated version may be deposited.
    • The item's persistent URL will always link to the latest version.
11. In the event of the repository being closed down, the database will be transferred to another appropriate archive.