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Last updated 2026-05-19. The documents below describe how OpenXiv handles submissions, metadata, content licensing, long-term preservation, takedown and withdrawal requests, and jurisdictional restrictions. Each one is written in plain English, not legalese; when something is uncertain we say so.
Submission policy
Who may submit, what we accept, what we refuse, how AI use is disclosed, how rejections work. PDF-only uploads are blocked; source archives are required.
Metadata policy
Bibliographic data is CC0 — reuse freely. Lists the standards we emit (Dublin Core via OAI-PMH, Crossref schema, Google Scholar tags, JSON-LD). How corrections propagate.
Content / item policy
Authors retain copyright. Pick a license at submit (CC-BY-4.0 default). No paywalls, no embargoes. Modifications via new versions, never silent edits.
Preservation policy
DOIs through Crossref, replicated storage, daily snapshots, documented handoff plan to Zenodo. Honest about what a young single-operator project can promise.
Takedown / withdrawal policy
Authors can withdraw; the record stays accessible with a "Withdrawn" badge. Third-party copyright complaints use DMCA. Misconduct outcomes are public.
Jurisdictional restrictions
If a national authority issues a binding legal demand, we may geo-restrict an item for viewers in that jurisdiction. Reactive, documented on the transparency report, reversible. Content is never deleted, the DOI continues to resolve, and the author keeps all rights.
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