Researchers affiliated to the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences (IMC CAS) are invited to publish their records on Zenodo under the IMC CAS Zenodo Community. These records include, but are not limited to:

• Dataset,
• Journal Article (auto-archived),
• Conference Proceeding and
• Presentation.

The author(s) of the submissions are fully responsible for the content. The submitted records are checked for basic compliance only. Copyright limitations, particularly for Journal Article and Conference Proceedings) need to be observed – you can search for your publisher's rules in the Open Policy Finder.

For datasets:

• organise and upload the dataset,
• prepare and upload a ReadMe file,
• fill in the relevant metadata fields in the repository (description=contents of the ReadMe), and
• select your publication preference (open, embargo, or restricted).

For other submissions (articles, proceedings, presentations etc.):

• upload the file (preferably PDF/A)
• fill in the relevant metadata fields in the repository (description = abstract, etc.), and
• select a licence compliant with the publisher's rules.

For support during the dataset preparation stage or when submitting any records to the community, do not hesitate to request support through the Institute’s library and its data steward.

Allow yourself suffitient time for the preparation and upload as well as the curator for the evaluation, feedback and admission to the community. Suggested timeframe, particularly for first-time contributors, is 2 weeks. In case your submission is time-sensitive, feel free to reach out to the data steward in advance, e.g. over email, to streamline the proces.

This community reserves the right to reject non-compliant records. In such case, the contact person will be notified.