Policies

Metadata Policy

for information describing items in the repository

1. Anyone may access the metadata free of charge.
2. The metadata may be re-used in any medium without prior permission for not-for-profit purposes provided the OAI Identifier or a link to the original metadata record are given.

Data Policy

for full-text and other full data items

1. Access to some or all full items is controlled.
2. Copies of full items generally can be:
   • reproduced
   • for educational purposes without prior permission or charge.
   provided the authors, title and full bibliographic details are given
3. Full items must not be harvested by robots except transiently for citation analysis
4. Full items must not be sold commercially in any format or medium without formal permission of the copyright holders.
5. Some full items are individually tagged with different rights permissions and conditions.
6. This repository is not the publisher; it is merely the online archive.
7. Mention of Repository UKDC is appreciated but not mandatory.

Content Policy

for types of document & data set held

1. This is an institutional or departmental repository.
2. Subject Specialities:
   • Chemistry and Chemical Technology
   • Mathematics and Statistics
   • Physics and Astronomy
   • Business and Economics
   • Health and Medicine
   • Law and Politics
   • Architecture
   • Library and Information Science
   • Management and Planning
   • Computers and IT
   • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
   • Mechanical Engineering and Materials
3. Repository UKDC is restricted to:
   • Journal articles
   • Conference and workshop papers
   • Theses and dissertations
   • Unpublished reports and working papers
   • Books, chapters and sections
   • Patents
   • Other special item types
4. 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)
5. Items are individually tagged with:
   • their version type and date.
   • their peer-review status.
   • their publication status.
6. Principal Languages: Indonesian; English; Chinese

Submission Policy

concerning depositors, quality & copyright

1. Items may only be deposited by academic staff, registered students, and employees 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 eligibility of authors/depositors, relevance to the scope of Repository UKDC, valid layout & format, and 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.

Preservation Policy

1. No retention period defined.
2. Repository UKDC will try to ensure continued readability and accessibility.
3. Repository UKDC regularly backs up its files according to current best practice.
4. Items may be removed at the request of the author/copyright holder.
5. Acceptable reasons for withdrawal include:
   • Journal publishers' rules
   • 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, with:
   • a link to a replacement version, where available
9. If necessary, an updated version may be deposited.
10. In the event of Repository UKDC being closed down, the database will be transferred to another appropriate archive.