Content Policy:

For types of document & data set held:

1. This is an institutional or departmental repository.
2. Subject Specialities:
   • - Agriculture, Food and Veterinary
   • - Biology and Biochemistry
   • - Chemistry and Chemical Technology
   • - Health and Medicine
3. RVC Research Online is restricted to:
   • - Journal articles
   • - Theses
   • - Conference and workshop papers
   • - Books, chapters and sections
   • - Datasets
4. Deposited items may include:
   • - submitted versions (as sent to journals for peer-review)
   • - accepted versions (authors 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: English

Submission Policy:

Concerning depositors, quality & copyright:

• - Items may only be deposited by accredited members of the organisation, or their delegated agents.
• - Eligible depositors must deposit bibliographic metadata for all their publications.
• - The validity and authenticity of the content of submissions is the sole responsibility of the depositor.
• - Items can be deposited at any time, but will not be made publicly visible until any publishers' or funders' embargo period has expired.
• - If RVC Research Online receives proof of copyright violation, the relevant item will be removed immediately.

Metadata Policy:

For information describing items in the repository:

• - Anyone may access the metadata free of charge.
• - The metadata may be re-used in any medium without prior permission for not-for-profit purposes and re-sold commercially 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. Anyone may access full items free of charge.
2. Single copies of full items can be:
   • - reproduced, and displayed or performed in any format or medium
   • - for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-profit purposes without prior permission or charge.
3. Full items must not be sold commercially in any format or medium without formal permission of the copyright holders.