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  • The JCP and JPCB papers are not open access.
  • The Chemrxiv preprints are CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0. It seems like ND is not optimal.
  • want right to read and reuse
  • can put entire source on GitHub even with CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0?
  • mixed licensing of different chapters?
  • license for introductory chapter? some notes compiled from other sources
  • going to put the introductory chapter (modified) on ArXiV

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I ticked the box on the ProQuest sheet for my dissertation to be published under open access. However, I can't find in any of their literature (accessible from here) what license this is under, since it's never specified. Does this mean I can pick whatever CC license is right for me and place it online without fear of repercussion? Thank you.

This is a great question. We’ve asked this before of ProQuest, and according to them, you can put any CC license on it that you like. The reason for that is that you sign a separate non-exclusive license with ProQuest for them to use your dissertation as part of their program, so that permission exists beyond the terms of the CC license.

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American Chemical Society

Reuse of author’s previously published article in author’s thesis

Allows, with these special requirements: “Author should secure written confirmation (via letter or email) from the respective ACS journal editor(s) to avoid potential conflicts with journal prior publication/embargo policies. Appropriate citation of the Published Work must be made. If the thesis or dissertation to be published is in electronic format, a direct link to the Published Work must also be included using the ACS Articles on Request.”

Submission of new article by author that first appeared as part of author’s thesis

Each ACS journal has a specific policy on prior publication that is determined by the respective ACS Editor-in-Chief. Authors should consult these policies and/or contact the appropriate journal editorial office to ensure they understand the policy before submitting material for consideration.

American Institute of Physics

Reuse of author’s previously published article in author’s thesis

Allows

Submission of new article by author that first appeared as part of author’s thesis

Allows. Publishing the work in a thesis is not considered prior publication according to author warranties in the publication agreement.

From AIP website:

Q: May I include my AIP Publishing article in my thesis or dissertation?

AIP Publishing permits authors to include their published articles in a thesis or dissertation. It is understood that the thesis or dissertation may be published in print and/or electronic form and offered for sale on demand, as well as included in a university’s repository. Formal permission from AIP Publishing is not needed. If the university requires written permission, however, we are happy to supply it.

Journals

JPCB

SHERPA

Journal: Journal of Physical Chemistry B (ISSN: 1520-6106, ESSN: 1520-5207) RoMEO: This is a RoMEO white journal Paid OA: A paid open access option is available for this journal. Author's Pre-print: grey tick subject to Restrictions below, author can archive pre-print (ie pre-refereeing) Restrictions:

  • Must obtain written permission from Editor
  • Must not violate ACS ethical Guidelines

Author's Post-print: grey tick subject to Restrictions below, author can archive post-print (ie final draft post-refereeing) Restrictions:

  • If mandated by funding agency or employer/ institution
  • If mandated to deposit before 12 months, must obtain waiver from Institution/Funding agency or use AuthorChoice
  • 12 months embargo

Publisher's Version/PDF: cross author cannot archive publisher's version/PDF General Conditions:

  • On author's personal website, pre-print servers, institutional website, institutional repositories or subject repositories
  • Non-Commercial
  • Must be accompanied by set statement (see policy)
  • Must link to publisher version
  • Publisher's version/PDF cannot be used

Mandated OA: Compliance data is available for 9 funders Paid Open Access: ACS AuthorChoice Notes:

  • Publisher last reviewed on 19/09/2016

Copyright: Copyright form - ACS Journal Publishing Agreement - NIH Policy - User Guide (pdf) Updated: 19-Sep-2016 - Suggest an update for this record Link to this page: http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/1520-6106/

JCP

https://www.scitation.org/terms

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SHERPA

Journal: Journal of Chemical Physics (ISSN: 0021-9606, ESSN: 1089-7690) RoMEO: This is a RoMEO green journal Paid OA: A paid open access option is available for this journal. Author's Pre-print: green tick author can archive pre-print (ie pre-refereeing) Author's Post-print: green tick author can archive post-print (ie final draft post-refereeing) Publisher's Version/PDF: grey tick subject to Restrictions below, author can archive publisher's version/PDF General Conditions:

  • Authors retain copyright
  • Author's pre-print on arXiv or preprint server
  • Author's post-print on free e-print servers or arXiv, author's personal website, institutional website, funding-agency repository, institutional repository, or social academic network upon acceptance
  • Publishers version/PDF may be used on author's personal website, arXiv, institutional website, institutional repository, funders designated repository or private forums on social academic network after 12 months embargo
  • Must link to publisher version or journal home page
  • Publisher copyright and source must be acknowledged with set statement (see policy)
  • NIH-funded articles are automatically deposited with PubMed Central with open access after 12

Mandated OA: Compliance data is available for 11 funders Paid Open Access: Author Select Notes:

  • For Medical Physics see AAPM policy
  • This policy does not apply to Physics Today
  • Publisher last contacted on 15/07/2016

Copyright: Web posting Guidelines - Copyright and Permission to Reuse AIP Material FAQ Updated: 18-Jul-2016 - Suggest an update for this record Link to this page: http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/0021-9606/

What kind of Creative Commons license is best for a PhD thesis?

It doesn't really matter that it's a PhD thesis -- the decision about using a CC license should be based on what kinds of outcomes you want. Do you want the knowledge you've created/assembled to be widely available? Do you want to be attributed for your work? Do you have any aspirations for the work that might be interfered with if you publish it first? (e.g., publishing it somewhere that will be particular about whether it has been previously published)?

Assuming that there's no downside to you publishing it, I'll assume that you want to get the knowledge out there, and that you'd like to keep your name attached. In that case, use CC BY (aka CC Attribution). That will allow anybody to republish it for any purpose, with or without modification, crediting your original work. It's compatible with putting it on Wikisource, the Internet Archive, and any number of "green open access" repositories. You could also use CC BY-SA, but I don't think there's any significant advantage to that license, especially for a text work.

If you don't care about attribution, you could also use CC0, which essentially puts it in the public domain.

I'd avoid anything with the NC (non-commercial) or ND (no derivative works) provision. You can find reasons on this web site: http://freedomdefined.org