13-Repository Policy

The Business & Economic Review (BER) supports the open dissemination, discoverability, and preservation of scholarly content. As part of its Open Access and long-term archiving strategy, BER actively promotes the deposit of published articles and associated research materials in reputable digital repositories.

This Repository Policy outlines the principles, procedures, and requirements for the deposition, archiving, and reuse of BER content in institutional, subject-specific, general-purpose, and national repositories. It also explains how authors, readers, librarians, and indexing services can access and preserve journal content in line with international best practices.

13.1    Objectives of the Policy

The goals of this policy are to:

  • Ensure long-term digital preservation of published content
  • Maximize global discoverability and access to BER articles
  • Support self-archiving by authors and institutions
  • Align with Open Access mandates from funders and institutions

13.2  Scope of the Policy

This policy applies to:

  • All peer-reviewed articles published in BER
  • Associated materials (e.g., datasets, figures, appendices, supplementary files)
  • Metadata records (e.g., title, author names, abstract, keywords, DOI)
  • Articles published under Creative Commons licenses

13.3  Types of Repositories Covered

BER supports and encourages archiving in the following repositories:

13.3.1 Institutional Repositories

Examples:

  • University or departmental libraries
  • Faculty research archives

13.3.2 Subject-Specific Repositories

Examples:

  • RePEc (Research Papers in Economics)
  • SSRN (Social Science Research Network)
  • EconStor (ZBW)
  • AgEcon Search
  • SocArXiv

13.3.3 General-Purpose Repositories

Examples:

  • Zenodo
  • Figshare
  • Open Science Framework (OSF)
  • Dryad
  • Mendeley Data

13.4  Versions Eligible for Deposit

BER allows the archiving of the following versions of scholarly work, in accordance with its Self-Archiving Policy:

13.4.1 Preprint (Submitted Version)

  • Allowed anywhere at any time
  • Must include a disclaimer that it has not been peer-reviewed

13.4.2 Post print (Accepted Manuscript)

  • May be deposited immediately upon acceptance
  • Must include a citation to the final published version

13.4.3 Version of Record (Published Version)

  • Can be deposited immediately under the article’s Creative Commons license
  • Encouraged for maximum visibility and compliance with funder mandates

13.5  Licensing and Copyright

All articles published in BER are released under Creative Commons licenses, most commonly:

  • CC BY 4.0 (Attribution): Allows sharing and reuse for any purpose, with attribution
  • Other CC licenses (e.g., CC BY-NC or CC BY-ND) may be applied upon request

Authors and repositories must:

  • Include license information in metadata
  • Attribute the original publication to Business & Economic Review
  • Link to the article’s DOI on the journal website

13.6  Metadata Requirements

To ensure discoverability and interoperability, deposited items must include the following metadata:

  • Title of the article
  • Author names and affiliations
  • Journal name (Business & Economic Review)
  • Volume, issue, year, pages
  • DOI or permanent URL
  • Abstract and keywords
  • License type
  • Publication date
  • Version (preprint, post print, published)

13.7  Persistent Identifiers and Interlinking

All articles published in BER are assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) through CrossRef. Authors must:

  • Include the DOI in all repository entries
  • Ensure that deposited versions link back to the Version of Record on the BER website

Repositories should support persistent identifiers like DOIs, Handles, or ARKs.

13.8 Use on Academic Networking Sites

Authors may share their published or accepted articles on:

  • ResearchGate
  • edu
  • ORCID
  • Google Scholar Profiles

13.9  Monitoring and Compliance

BER reserves the right to:

  • Monitor repository entries for accuracy, attribution, and license compliance
  • Request corrections if repository versions are improperly cited, licensed, or linked
  • Contact repository managers regarding metadata errors or unauthorized deposits