Once your article is published, it becomes part of the journal’s formal scholarly record. The published article page is the best link to share because it directs readers to the official version of the article and keeps attention connected to the journal record.
Authors should review the published article page after publication to confirm that the title, author names, affiliations, abstract, keywords, and citation details appear correctly. If you notice an issue in the publication record, contact the publishing team. Please note that changes to the article text are limited once the Final Published Version has been released.
Publication is also the moment to review your broader scholarly presence. Your published article is automatically added to your CGScholar profile, but authors should still make sure their profile details are complete and current. This includes checking your affiliation, micro-bio, research interests, and other information that helps readers understand your work.
Authors are encouraged to share and promote their published work. Sharing your article helps extend its reach, supports scholarly exchange, and allows your research to become part of wider conversations in your field.
When sharing your article, use the official article link whenever possible. You may share the article title, abstract, citation, and a short summary of the article’s contribution. Whether you may upload or distribute the full article file depends on the Rights Agreement selected for the article.
Before posting the article file to a website, repository, course site, scholarly network, or social media platform, check which version of the article you are sharing. In scholarly publishing, the main versions are the Author’s Original, the Accepted Manuscript, and the Final Published Version. These versions have different permissions depending on the selected publication model.
The Rights Agreement selected for your article determines how the article may be shared after publication. Authors should confirm their agreement before uploading, distributing, or depositing a copy of the article file.
Under the All Rights Reserved + Green Open Access model, authors grant Common Ground Research Networks an exclusive international license to publish the work in all formats. Authors may archive the Author’s Original without restriction. Authors may also deposit the Accepted Manuscript in a funding body or institutional repository when required. The Accepted Manuscript is the version accepted after peer review, but before copy editing, formatting, and final production by Common Ground Research Networks.
Before depositing the Accepted Manuscript, authors should include the following statement on the title page and in the acknowledgments:
“This manuscript was accepted for publication in [JOURNAL NAME] on [insert date].”
Under the All Rights Reserved + Green Open Access model, authors may not copy, distribute, or transmit the Final Published Version.
Under the Open Access CC-BY-NC-ND model, authors may copy, distribute, and transmit the Final Published Version, provided that the work is properly attributed, is not used for commercial purposes, and is not modified or adapted in any way.
Under the Gold Open Access CC-BY model, the Final Published Version may be copied, distributed, transmitted, and adapted, provided that the author is properly attributed. This license permits both commercial and non-commercial reuse.
Authors who wish to make their article Open Access after publication may request a change to their Rights Agreement.
Your published article is automatically added to your CGScholar profile after publication. This helps connect your article to your scholarly identity within the Common Ground ecosystem.
After publication, authors should review their CGScholar profile to make sure the surrounding profile information is complete and current. This includes checking your name, affiliation, micro-bio, research interests, and other relevant profile details.
A complete and current profile helps readers, editors, reviewers, and other members of the Research Network understand your work. It also makes it easier for others to discover your article, connect with your research interests, and engage with you through conferences, journal activity, community discussions, and other Knowledge Community opportunities.
Authors should also update related scholarly records outside CGScholar, where relevant. This may include ORCID, institutional profile pages, personal websites, CVs, academic networking profiles, and departmental publication lists.
Publication is also an opportunity to participate more fully in the Research Network connected to your article. Authors are encouraged to share the article from their CGScholar profiles with the relevant CGScholar Communities and engage with the work of other members.
A strong post-publication presence is not only about promotion. It is also about scholarly exchange. Authors can join discussions, respond to related work, follow research themes, connect with peers, and continue conversations that began through the article, conference presentation, or review process.
When sharing your article in a community space, include a short explanation of the article’s main question, contribution, or finding. Invite discussion where appropriate. This helps other members understand why the work matters and how it connects to the broader concerns of the Research Network.
Participation in the community can also help authors remain connected to future opportunities, including conferences, calls for papers, special collections, peer review activity, and other forms of scholarly engagement within the Research Network.
Authors may promote their article through professional networks, academic networks, institutional channels, conferences, and direct outreach. LinkedIn, CGScholar, ResearchGate, Academia.edu, SSRN, ORCID, institutional repositories, university profile pages, department newsletters, and personal websites can all help make your work easier to find.
Social media can also be useful when used thoughtfully. A strong post usually includes the article title, a short description of the research, the official article link, relevant tags, and acknowledgment of co-authors or institutions. Authors should avoid uploading the Final Published Version unless their Rights Agreement allows it.
Your institution may also be able to help promote the article. Consider sharing the publication with your department, research center, communications office, library, or graduate school. They may be able to feature it in a newsletter, news item, repository, faculty profile, or research update.
Authors may also continue to build the article’s reach by presenting the work at conferences, seminars, workshops, or classroom settings. When relevant, cite the article in future publications so readers can follow the development of your research.
After publication, your article may take time to appear in external indexing and discovery services such as Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, Crossref, library discovery systems, and other academic databases.
Indexing is not immediate and is managed by each external service according to its own coverage, harvesting, metadata, and processing workflows. Some services may display the article within a few days or weeks, while others may take longer. Not every journal is included in every indexing service, and records may appear in different databases at different times.
Authors should use the official article link when sharing their work and should keep their CGScholar profile, ORCID record, institutional profile, and other scholarly profiles up to date. These actions can support discoverability while external indexing services process the published record.
After publication, authors remain responsible for sharing their work ethically and accurately. Authors should not upload or distribute a version of the article that is not permitted by their Rights Agreement. Authors should use the official article link when possible and should make clear which version of the article is being shared when depositing work in a repository or academic network.
Responsible sharing protects the integrity of the scholarly record and helps ensure that readers are directed to the correct version of the article. It also supports accurate citation, discoverability, and long-term access to the work.
Review the published article page and confirm that the article title, author names, affiliations, abstract, keywords, and citation details appear correctly. Then save the official article link and use that link when sharing the article through your CGScholar profile, institutional profile, ORCID record, CV, personal website, and academic networks.
Yes. Your published article is automatically added to your CGScholar profile after publication. Authors do not need to manually add the article, but they should review their profile details to make sure their affiliation, micro-bio, research interests, and other profile information are current.
A complete CGScholar profile helps readers, editors, reviewers, and other members of the Research Network understand your work. It also helps connect your article to your wider scholarly activity and makes it easier for others to discover your research, follow your interests, and engage with you in community discussions.
Yes. Authors are encouraged to share their work after publication. However, what you may share depends on the Rights Agreement selected for the article. In most cases, it is safest to share the official article link. Uploading the full article file is only allowed when your Rights Agreement permits that version to be shared.
The Author’s Original is the version of the article before peer review. The Accepted Manuscript is the version accepted after peer review but before copy editing, formatting, and final production. The Final Published Version is the edited, formatted, and published version that appears in the journal. These versions have different sharing permissions, so authors should confirm which version they are permitted to deposit or distribute.
This depends on your Rights Agreement. Authors with Open Access CC-BY-NC-ND or Gold Open Access CC-BY may have broader rights to share the Final Published Version, subject to the terms of the license. Authors under the All Rights Reserved + Green Open Access model may not copy, distribute, or transmit the Final Published Version. When in doubt, share the official article link instead of uploading the file.
Yes, if the version you deposit is permitted by your Rights Agreement or required by your funder or institution. Under the All Rights Reserved + Green Open Access model, authors may deposit the Accepted Manuscript when required, but not the Final Published Version. Before depositing the Accepted Manuscript, authors should add the required acceptance statement to the title page and acknowledgments.
Before depositing the Accepted Manuscript, authors should add the following statement on the title page and in the acknowledgments:
“This manuscript was accepted for publication in [JOURNAL NAME] on [insert date].”
This statement helps identify the manuscript as the accepted version rather than the Final Published Version.
Yes. Authors who wish to make their article Open Access may request a change to their Rights Agreement after publication. This can help make the Final Published Version more widely shareable, depending on the Open Access license selected.
Authors can share their published article from their CGScholar profile to the relevant CGScholar Community. Include a short explanation of the article’s main question, finding, or contribution. Where appropriate, invite discussion or connect the article to current conversations in the Research Network.
A useful post or message usually includes the article title, a brief description of the research, the official article link, and relevant tags or keywords. You may also acknowledge co-authors, institutions, funders, or conferences connected to the work. Keep the message clear, accurate, and accessible to readers beyond your immediate field.
Use the official article link in your CGScholar profile, ORCID record, institutional profile, CV, email signature, personal website, and academic networking pages. You may also share the article through LinkedIn, relevant social media channels, department newsletters, institutional repositories, conferences, seminars, and direct outreach to colleagues who may find the work useful.
Indexing timelines vary by service. Some article records may appear within days or weeks, while others may take longer. External services manage their own coverage, harvesting, metadata, and processing workflows. For more detailed information, see Indexing and Discovery Services After Publication.
Yes. Authors may cite their published article in future work when it is directly relevant. Responsible citation helps readers understand the development of your research and can connect future publications to the article’s contribution.
If you are unsure which version of your article you may share, contact the publishing team before uploading or distributing the article file. This is especially important when posting to repositories, scholarly collaboration networks, course sites, or public websites.