Index
Sherpa Romeo
Sherpa Romeo was a service that showed what authors could deposit under each publisher's policy; it is now part of Open Policy Finder.
How it connects
Who is behind it
- Sherpa Romeo operated by Jisc. Operated by Jisc until it was merged into Open Policy Finder.
Shapes
- Open Policy Finder supersedes Sherpa Romeo. Launched on 4 November 2024, merging Sherpa Romeo, Juliet and Fact into a single service.
Links
Details
Description
Sherpa Romeo listed publishers' self-archiving policies, that is, what authors may deposit and when. On 4 November 2024 the service was replaced by Open Policy Finder, which merged Romeo, Juliet and Fact into a single tool.
Attributes
| url | https://web.archive.org/web/20241101000000*/v2.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/ |
|---|---|
| identifiers | wikidata: Q16172543 |
| status | superseded |
| governance | Public agency |
| outputLicence | open |
| codebase | not-applicable |
| note | Retained as a historical record of the service merged into Open Policy Finder on 4 Nov 2024, so the supersedes edge has a real target rather than being asserted with nothing on the other end. |
| type | Index |
| indexKind | registry |
| selectivity | editorial-board |
| inclusionCriteria | published |
| bulkDownload | none |
| Tags | function: indexing |
Sources
- https://openpolicyfinder.jisc.ac.uk/(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-09-04)
Last reviewed: 2026-09-04
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