Repository Policies

Metadata Policy

for information describing items in the repository
  1. Access to some or all of the metadata is controlled.
  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 Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya Repository 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:
    • Science General
    • Arts and Humanities General
    • Agriculture, Food and Veterinary
    • Chemistry and Chemical Technology
    • Language and Literature
    • Philosophy and Religion
    • Mathematics and Statistics
    • Social Sciences General
    • Physics and Astronomy
    • Business and Economics
    • Health and Medicine
    • Education
    • Technology General
    • Library and Information Science
    • Management and Planning
    • Psychology
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
    • Mechanical Engineering and Materials
  3. Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya Repository is restricted to:
    • Journal articles
    • Conference and workshop papers
    • Theses and dissertations
    • Unpublished reports and working papers
    • Books, chapters and sections
    • Multimedia and audio-visual materials
    • Patents
  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: English; Indonesian

Submission Policy

concerning depositors, quality & copyright
  1. Items may only be deposited by accredited members of the organisation, or their delegated agents.
  2. Authors may only submit their own work for archiving.
  3. The administrator only vets items for 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.
  7. If Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya Repository receives proof of copyright violation, the relevant item will be removed immediately.

Preservation Policy

  1. Items will be retained indefinitely.
  2. Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya Repository will try to ensure continued readability and accessibility.
  3. Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya Repository regularly backs up its files according to current best practice.
  4. Items may not normally be removed from Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya Repository.
  5. Acceptable reasons for withdrawal include:
    • 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.
  9. Changes to deposited items are not permitted.
  10. If necessary, an updated version may be deposited.
  11. In the event of Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya Repository being closed down, the database will be transferred to another appropriate archive.
  12. For more information see webpage: http://repository.wima.ac.id/policies.html