Multiple choice

What is the act of depositing a free copy of an electronic document on the internet called?

  1. Self-archiving

  2. Peer review

  3. Proceedings

  4. Outsourcing

  5. Citation

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Explanation

Self-archiving is the act of depositing a free copy of an electronic document on the internet, or more specifically on the World Wide Web, in order to provide open access to it. The term usually refers to the self-archiving of peer-reviewed research journal and conference articles, as well as theses and book chapters, deposited in the author's own institutional repository or open archive for maximizing its accessibility, usage and citation impact.