Asia Book Registry (ABR) supports the global open access movement and encourages authors to deposit, archive, and self-share their works freely — before, during, and after indexing in our registry.
| ▶ SHERPA/RoMEO Compatible | ▶ OAI-PMH Supported | ▶ Creative Commons | ▶ No Embargo |
Open Access Commitment: Asia Book Registry operates as a fully open-access platform aligned with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) and the Berlin Declaration on Open Access. All metadata indexed in ABR is freely and permanently accessible with no embargo period, no access fees, and no restriction on reuse for non-commercial scholarly purposes.
Asia Book Registry functions as a bibliographic metadata repository — not a full-text repository. ABR indexes, enriches, and permanently preserves the bibliographic metadata of scholarly books. Understanding what ABR stores and exposes is important for authors, librarians, and institutional repositories.
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▣ What ABR Stores (Metadata)
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✗ What ABR Does Not Store
Authors wishing to deposit full-text files should use an institutional repository, subject repository (e.g. SINTA, OSF, Zenodo), or their publisher's platform. |
Asia Book Registry supports the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH 2.0). This allows search engines, aggregators, institutional repositories, and library discovery systems to automatically retrieve and re-expose ABR's bibliographic metadata.
| Parameter | Details |
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| Protocol | OAI-PMH version 2.0 (Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting) |
| Base URL | https://bookregistry.asia/oai |
| Metadata Formats | Dublin Core (oai_dc) ● Qualified Dublin Core ● MARC21 (where available) ● ONIX 3.0 (bibliographic) |
| Access | Free and unrestricted. No API key or authentication required for metadata harvesting. |
| License for Metadata | All metadata is released under Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication) — freely usable with no restriction. |
| Update frequency | Real-time. New and updated records are available for harvesting immediately after editorial approval. |
| Compatible services | Google Scholar, BASE (Bielefeld), OpenAIRE, CORE, SINTA, WorldCat, EBSCO Discovery, Ex Libris Primo, and other OAI-PMH-compatible harvesters. |
For librarians and repository administrators: To register ABR as a data provider in your harvesting system or to request a custom metadata export, contact contact@explorerfrontier.com.
ABR follows a Green Open Access model. Authors who register their books in ABR retain the right to self-archive their works in any repository, personal website, or academic network — with no embargo period. The following table summarizes author self-archiving permissions.
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Preprint / Submitted Version
The original manuscript as submitted by the author before any editorial or peer review. May differ substantially from the final published version. |
Accepted / Postprint Version
The author's final manuscript after peer review and revision, incorporating all changes requested by editors and reviewers — but not yet in the publisher's final layout. |
Published / VOR Version
Version of Record (VOR) — the final typeset, formatted version exactly as published by the publisher. Publisher's copyright and formatting applies. |
| Deposit Location | Preprint | Accepted Version | Published VOR | Embargo |
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| Personal / institutional website | ALLOWED | ALLOWED | CHECK PUBLISHER | None |
| Institutional Repository (IR) | ALLOWED | ALLOWED | CHECK PUBLISHER | None |
| Subject repository (Zenodo, OSF, SINTA) | ALLOWED | ALLOWED | CHECK PUBLISHER | None |
| Academic networks (ResearchGate, Academia.edu) | ALLOWED | ALLOWED | CHECK PUBLISHER | None |
| Preprint servers (SSRN, arXiv, EarthArXiv) | ALLOWED | WITH NOTICE | NOT TYPICAL | None |
| Commercial platforms (Amazon, Google Books) | N/A | N/A | CHECK PUBLISHER | Per publisher |
Note on "CHECK PUBLISHER": The right to deposit the published Version of Record (VOR) depends on the agreement between the author and their publisher — not on ABR policy. ABR itself places no restriction on VOR deposit. Authors should consult their publishing contract or check SHERPA/RoMEO to confirm publisher-specific permissions.
Authors who publish open access books are encouraged to declare their preferred Creative Commons license in the ABR submission. ABR supports and correctly represents all standard CC license types in its metadata output.
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CC BY 4.0
Attribution
Most permissive. Share and adapt for any purpose with attribution. Recommended
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CC BY-SA
ShareAlike
Derivatives must carry the same license. Promotes open remix culture. |
CC BY-ND
No Derivatives
Share freely but no modifications allowed. Content must remain intact. |
CC BY-NC
Non-Commercial
Share and adapt for non-commercial purposes only. |
All Rights Reserved
Copyright Only
Standard copyright. Permitted for non-OA books. ABR indexes metadata only. |
ABR does not require books to be open access in order to be indexed. Non-OA books published by commercial publishers with standard copyright are equally eligible for registration. However, open access status and license type are prominently displayed in the registry record and positively affect discoverability and citation potential.
Since ABR stores metadata only, authors wishing to make the full text of their books freely accessible are encouraged to deposit in one or more of the following repositories. ABR will link the registry record to the full-text location.
| Repository | Type | Suitable For | Region Focus |
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| Zenodo | Subject & General | Books, chapters, datasets, all disciplines | Global (CERN/EU) |
| OSF (Open Science Framework) | General / Preprint | Manuscripts, preprints, research materials | Global (COS) |
| GARUDA / SINTA | National (Indonesia) | Indonesian scholarly publications, books, journals | Indonesia |
| Institutional Repository (IR) | Institutional | Any; typically managed by university library | Per institution |
| OpenDOAR-listed Repositories | Institutional / Subject | Any open access content; all disciplines | Global |
| SSRN (Social Science Research Network) | Subject (Preprint) | Social sciences, law, economics, humanities | Global |
SHERPA/RoMEOABR's self-archiving policy is reported to and compatible with the SHERPA/RoMEO database of publisher and repository archiving policies. Authors can look up their publisher's self-archiving policy at: ABR metadata is also listed in SHERPA/JULIET for funder open access requirements relevant to researchers funded by international grants. |
DOAB (Directory of Open Access Books)Open access books indexed in ABR that also meet the criteria for the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) are encouraged to apply directly to DOAB for parallel listing. ABR and DOAB records are complementary and cross-linked where possible. DOAB requires books to be peer-reviewed and published under an open license. ABR's indexing data can serve as supporting documentation for DOAB applications. |
Authors may provide one or more full-text access URLs in their ABR submission. These links are displayed prominently in the registry record and propagated through OAI-PMH metadata, significantly increasing discoverability.
| Link Type | Description | Required? |
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| Publisher page URL | Link to the book's official page on the publisher's website | Recommended |
| Open access full-text URL | Direct link to the freely accessible PDF or HTML version | If OA |
| Repository deposit URL | Link to the record in Zenodo, OSF, IR, GARUDA, or other repositories | Optional |
| DOI link | Persistent DOI URL registered with CrossRef, resolving to the book or chapter | Optional |
Standards & FrameworksBudapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI, 2002) · Berlin Declaration on Open Access (2003) · OAI-PMH 2.0 Specification · SHERPA/RoMEO Policy Database · Creative Commons Licenses (CC 4.0) · OpenDOAR Standards · DOAB Criteria for Open Access Books |
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