INRIA - HAL-INRIA Open Archive

Frequently-Asked Questions

Questions

1. Who can submit?

2. What can I submit via HAL-INRIA?

3. What is the difference between HAL and HAL INRIA?

4. What are the copyrights of authors under French law?

5. What are my responsibilities as a submitter?

6. What are the risks of publishing online?

7. How should I negotiate my agreements with publishers

8. Can a co-author refuse to submit his or her document via HAL-INRIA?

9. Can I submit my thesis via HAL-INRIA?

Answers

1. Who can submit?

No one can submit a publication on HAL INTRIA without the prior, written consent of the author(s) of the work.

Submission can be made by the author himself or by anyone who has received authorization from the author(s) of the work.

In the case of a collective work, it is important to check that every author has given his or her consent to be publisher in HAL INRIA.

If your employer owns some of the economic rights to your publication, which may be the case for public servants, for instance, you must check that you are authorized to archive it in HAL INRIA.

2. What can I submit via HAL-INRIA?

You can submit various types of documents related to ICT: articles (pre-publication or post-publication , provided that you check the publisher's rights), articles, communications conferences, courses, (non-confidential) reports. Of course, you must be the author or co-author of those documents.

3. What is the difference between HAL and HAL INRIA?

HAL is a multidisciplinary submission interface. HAL-INRIA provides an environment for submitting and viewing publications specific to the ICT field. The publications submitted via HAL-INRIA will appear in HAL.

4. What are the copyrights of authors under French law?

Under French law, authors' rights to their publications depend on their status with regard to their employer, such as researcher or civil servant.

No matter what the author's status, he or she authors always retains moral rights to their his or her publications, whether or not they are employees. because moral rights, such as integrity and paternity rights, or the right to communicate to the public, are personal and non-transferable.; Nevertheless, for some authors (employees or civil servants for instance), moral and economic rights may be limited to the benefit of their hierarchical authority.
: For further information...; This principle may be subject to changes via agreements, so we suggest you check that your copyrights have not been transferred to your original organization.

5. What are my responsibilities as a submitter?

Authors are responsible for checking that their submissions are compliant and do not infringe upon their co-authors' or publisher's rights or the interests of their employers or any other relevant third party.

It is therefore essential, before submitting an article in HAL INRIA, to verify the scope of rights transferred to a publisher when an article is governed by a publishing agreement.

It should be noted that most large publishers have authorized the practice of self-archiving. Remember to verify that your publisher has authorized you to publish online. This information can be found in your publishing agreement or at the following site: Sherpa/Romeo.

6. What are the risks of publishing online?

The chief risks is of publishing a document that your publisher or co-authors have not authorized you to distribute on an open archive server and of publishing confidential material, especially when publishing research results.

7. How should I negotiate my agreements with publishers?

The main keys are to carefully read publishing agreement before signing it, and to keep a record of it once it has been signed.

To protect your right to self-archive, we advise that you not grant exclusive rights to any publisher for your publications, or for an exclusive transfer, that you negotiate the option of archiving a publication in an open access library.

If you are not sure you fully understand the agreement, do not hesitate to contact: archive-ouverte@inria.fr. It is often possible to cross out or limit abusive clauses. "How should I negotiate my agreements with publishers?".

8. Can a co-author refuse to submit his or her document via HAL-INRIA?

A co-author may indeed refuse to submit a document he or she co-authored to HAL-INRIA, even if it is not in his or her interest to do so. You may want It may be advisable to discuss this point with your co-authors even before you write the article together. Note, however, that publication rules may vary depending on your co-authors' legal status with regard to their employers.

9. Can I submit my thesis via HAL-INRIA?

Theses can be submitted to HAL INRIA using the TEL server.

To search or archive via HAL-INRIA.