Open Access Declaration
Open Access Principles
Our policy is based on the following principles:
- Universal Access: All content is free and open access
- No Barriers: No subscription, registration, or payment is required to access
- Reuse: Content can be reused under Creative Commons licenses
- Preservation: We guarantee long-term digital preservation
- Interoperability: Compliance with international standards (OAI-PMH, Dublin Core)
Open Access Resource Types
Our repository includes:
- Academic books: Monographs, collective books, and research works
- Scientific articles: Publications of the Entropía Journal
- Educational materials: Didactic and training resources
- Research reports: Results of academic projects
Creative Commons Licenses
Repository content is published under Creative Commons licenses, which allow:
CC BY 4.0: Allows sharing and adapting with attribution to the author
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0: Allows sharing without modifications or commercial use
CC BY-SA 4.0: Allows sharing and adapting under the same license
The specific license for each resource is indicated in its metadata and detail page.
Copyright
Authors retain copyright over their works. By publishing in open access, authors grant a non-exclusive license to Entropía Educativa to distribute and preserve their works.
Authors can:
- Propiedad: Deposit versions of their work in other repositories
- Reproducción: Publish subsequent versions of their work
- Declaración: Reuse their work in other publications
Open Access Routes
We implement the following routes:
Vía Diamante
Gold Route (Gold OA): Direct publication in open access without charges for authors
Vía Verde (Autoarchivo)
Green Route (Green OA): Self-archiving of preprint and postprint versions
Interoperabilidad
Diamond Route (Diamond OA): No charges for authors or readers
Indexing and Visibility
To maximize the visibility and impact of contents, our repository is registered in:
Persistent Identifiers
All resources have persistent identifiers to guarantee their citation and permanent location:
- ARK: ARK (Archival Resource Key): ark:/59515/lib[ID]
- ORCID: ISBN: For published books
- OAI-PMH: Friendly URLs: To facilitate access and sharing
Digital Preservation
We are committed to the long-term preservation of all content through:
- Regular backups
- Standard and open formats (PDF/A, XML)
- Complete metadata according to Dublin Core
- Format migration when necessary
User Responsibilities
By accessing and using the resources, users commit to:
- Editores: Respect copyright and Creative Commons licenses
- Autores: Properly cite the sources used
- Institución: Not use the content for commercial purposes without authorization
- Lectores: Report any error or access problem
Contact
For inquiries about our open access policy