Relevant Texts on the Middle East and on Islam
Since 2016, the FID has been offering researchers the cost-free service of making research-relevant texts on the Middle East and Islamic Studies freely accessible as digital primary or secondary publications on MENAdoc. Here you can find detailed information on publication options:
What is secondary publication?
What is secondary publication?
Green Open Access refers to the secondary publication of a publication that was initially published by a publisher and is later made available as a secondary publication in Open Access. This process is also known as self-archiving. Publications are archived on a document server and made freely accessible.
How is secondary publication regulated by law in Germany?
How is secondary publication regulated by law in Germany?
The option of secondary publication is regulated by law, including §38 of the Copyright Act.
‘The author of a scientific contribution […] has the right, if he or she has granted the publisher or editor an exclusive right of use, to make the contribution available to the public upon expiry of 12 months after first publication in the accepted manuscript version, unless this serves a commercial purpose.’
In addition, each author is free to ask their publisher for approval for digital secondary publication.
What are the advantages of secondary publications in Green Open Access on MENAdoc?
What are the advantages of secondary publications in Green Open Access on MENAdoc?
Secondary publications can provide you with these benefits:
- Increase the visibility and availability of your research
- Enhance academic reputation
- Higher citation rates
- Improved scientific communication
- Contribution to the democratisation of science
Of course, every researcher is free to re-publish his or her contributions in other repositories or websites. MENAdoc offers these features:
- Creation of personalised bibliographies on your own author page (example of a personalized bibliography )
- Free service
- Long-term availability through stable permalinks
- Professional creation of a catalogue listing with high-quality metadata
- Support of a non-commercial platform as a contribution to the democratisation of publishing
- MENAdoc is part of an evolving technical infrastructure of the University and State Library of Saxony-Anhalt
- Legal security through the guarantee and clear labelling of legal terms of use on the repository
- Granting of CC licences: clear labelling of the legal terms of use for readers
- Fulfilment of funding guidelines of open acces
Which text versions may be uploaded?
Which text versions may be uploaded?
- Publisher’s version: final version in the publisher’s layout
- Postprint version: version after peer review without publisher’s layout
It is important that authors always check the publication agreements to ensure that a secondary publication is permitted under Green Open Access. We are happy to support you in this.
Steps to your publication
Only three steps are necessary to publish on MENAdoc: 
- Fill out the online form
- Upload the publication or publication list
- Confirm the declaration of consent and privacy policy
We will check your material for potential secondary publication in accordance with copyright law. An upload is carried out by the FID Middle East. As soon as the publication has been uploaded, you will be informed by a member of staff.
Please contact us if you have any questions:
menadoc@bibliothek.uni-halle.de