HAL
Open research archive with publication records and deposited files.
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Find the appropriate paper version
Match the deposited file to its publication record and any DOI.
Check first: Record version, deposit date and licence before citing or reusing.
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Cite the version consulted in HAL
- HAL identifier
- Find the deposit.
- Version suffix
- Specify the examined document.
- Record the deposit identifier and version.
- Compare that version with the listed publication reference.
- Read the full-text licence before reusing content.
Fictional example: Jules takes notes on an article’s first version. Another version appears later. He keeps the versioned reference for his passage and checks changes before using the quotation in his dissertation.
Your useful record: Versioned identifier, examined passage and associated publication reference.
The metadata licence does not automatically describe the full-text licence.
Editorial method informed by HAL — Principles. Documentation consulted on . Examples are fictional exercises, not results from a live service test.
Read the record and file status
The documentation covers simple and advanced search, deposit viewing, result reuse and embargoed files. Examine the record and available file separately.
- Identification
- Compare title, authors, date and identifier.
- Version
- Record the file and publication status actually consulted.
- Access
- A visible record does not mean every file is immediately accessible.
- File type
- Distinguish an author-produced document from a publisher-formatted file. HAL documentation addresses these cases and their deposit conditions separately.
- Complete reference
- Associate the HAL identifier with the version consulted and, where available, its publication reference. Compare contents before treating two files as equivalent.
- Versioned HAL identifier
- A v1, v2 or later suffix identifies the deposited version.
Source: HAL — Principles · consulted on - Metadata and full text
- Metadata uses CC0; the depositor records the full-text licence.
Source: HAL — Principles · consulted on
Initial profile documentation
Initial profile documentation consulted on . Added details carry their own source and consultation date above.
Editorial selection, without website certification. Read our method.