Both the old and new policies say that "Authors...may post a copy of the final manuscript...on their Web site or their employer's server...." However, the old policy added that "APA does not permit archiving with any other non-APA repositories" and the new policy deletes that rule.
The deletion looks progressive, removing a restriction on the set of eligible repositories. But the unchanged parts of the policy may leave that restriction in place. May APA authors now deposit in a disciplinary repository, such as the Social Science Research Network? It's not clear.
PS: For background, see our past posts on the evolving APA self-archiving policy.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 11/20/2008 09:01:00 AM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.