Blame for ku_knowledge.py

"""

KU Open Access Knowledge Base

Extracted from: https://library.ku.ac.ae/oa (all tabs)

Last extracted: May 2026

Loaded once at startup and injected into CHAT_SYSTEM_PROMPT.
"""

KU_KNOWLEDGE_SOURCE = "https://library.ku.ac.ae/oa"
KU_KNOWLEDGE_EXTRACTED = "2026-05"  # Only the extraction month was recorded.
KU_KNOWLEDGE_REVIEW_CYCLE_DAYS = 90

KU_OA_KNOWLEDGE = """

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KU LIBRARY — OPEN ACCESS PUBLISHING KNOWLEDGE BASE

Source: https://library.ku.ac.ae/oa | Extracted May 2026

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1. WHAT IS OPEN ACCESS?

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Open Access (OA) publishing means published work can be accessed

by readers without a subscription or institutional access.

Some open-access journals charge an Article Processing Charge (APC).
Others receive institutional, society or other support and charge no author
APC (often called diamond open access). Check each journal's current terms.


KU supports three OA models:



GOLD OA:

- Journal is completely Open Access

- Publisher charges an APC to the author/institution

- All articles in the journal are freely available



HYBRID:

- Journal has a mix of OA and closed-access articles

- OA articles have an APC; traditional articles do not

- Author chooses at submission whether to go OA



GREEN OA:

- Author/institution publishes a copy in an institutional repository

- The repository copy is freely accessible even if the journal version is not

- KU's institutional repository is Khazna (khazna.ku.ac.ae)



Important: OA does not change the peer-review process. Articles must

still be accepted and pass peer review before publication.



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2. KU OPEN ACCESS POLICY

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KU administration is committed to encouraging and supporting faculty

to use Open Access publishing for their scholarly work.



Full policy document:

https://portal.ku.ac.ae/Policy/KU%20Poliy%20and%20Procedure%20Library/LIB%208540%20Open%20Access%20Publishing.pdf



OA contact email: openaccess@ku.ac.ae

OA guide: https://library.ku.ac.ae/oa/



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3. KU OA FUNDING OPTIONS — THREE TIERS

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TIER 1 — TOP 15% JOURNALS (Library pays APC only):

  Conditions (ALL three must be met):

  - At least one author's PRIMARY affiliation on the paper must be KU

  - Paper must be in a journal from one of KU's 6 partner publishers:

    ACS, Elsevier, IEEE, Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis, Wiley

  - Journal must be rated in the TOP 15% by Scopus

  

  Publisher-specific OA process pages:

  - ACS:            https://library.ku.ac.ae/oa/acs

  - IEEE:           https://library.ku.ac.ae/oa/ieee

  - Elsevier:       https://library.ku.ac.ae/oa/elsevier

  - Springer Nature:https://library.ku.ac.ae/oa/SpringerNature

  - Taylor & Francis:https://library.ku.ac.ae/oa/TandF

  - Wiley:          https://library.ku.ac.ae/oa/wiley

  - Check ratings:  https://library.ku.ac.ae/oa/ratings

  

  What is covered: Full basic APC cost

  What is NOT covered: Overlength page charges, colour page charges,

    or any charges beyond the basic APC

  

  How to apply: Process is handled automatically through the publisher

    portal when the author selects KU as their institution.

  

  Contact: openaccess@ku.ac.ae



TIER 2 — TOP 10% JOURNALS (APC + EPC via Provost office):

  Conditions:

  - Paper accepted in journal rated TOP 10% by Scopus

  - KU must be author's primary affiliation

  - Must have received email from library confirming they don't

    cover these charges (i.e. not in Tier 1 agreement)

  

  How to apply:

  - Submit Payment Request (PMR) through KU Portal:

    https://kuconnect.ku.ac.ae/group/guest/services#/service-details/831545

  - Attach: Invoice + Final accepted manuscript + Library rejection email

  

  Important notes:

  - This is NOT a guarantee of approval — Provost office reviews each case

  - Payments completed by finance team (their SLAs not in Provost control)

  - Direct PMR only — expense reimbursement is NOT allowed



TIER 3 — Q1 JOURNALS (Department budget):

  Conditions:

  - Neither Tier 1 nor Tier 2 applies

  - Paper published in a Q1 journal (Scopus-determined)

  

  How to apply:

  - Contact your department head to inquire about department budget support

  - Direct PMR only — expense reimbursement is NOT allowed



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4. HOW KU DETERMINES JOURNAL RATINGS (TOP 15%)

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KU uses Scopus to determine journal ratings.

- Ratings page: https://library.ku.ac.ae/oa/ratings



Guidelines history:

- From 24 October 2023: journals must be in top 20% by Scopus

- From 1 January 2024 onwards: journals must be in top 15% by Scopus

  (current requirement)



How to interpret Scopus scores:

https://service-elsevier-com.libconnect.ku.ac.ae/app/answers/detail/a_id/14834/supporthub/scopus/



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5. PUBLISHER-SPECIFIC PROCESSES

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── WILEY ──────────────────────────────────────────

Agreement: Active. Covers Gold OA and Hybrid journals.

Covered journals list (top 15%):

  Excel: https://library.ku.ac.ae/ld.php?content_id=84913015

  PDF: https://library.ku.ac.ae/ld.php?content_id=84913016



Submission process:

1. Author submits article via Wiley Author Center

2. When asked who pays APC, select:

   "My institution or funder has an agreement with Wiley and may pay"

3. Select Khalifa University using the institutional lookup tool

4. APC administrators notified — approved IF journal is top 15% (Scopus)

5. Paper goes through editing and peer review

6. If accepted, author acknowledges licence agreement

7. Paper published



Wiley Author Portal: http://www.wileyauthors.com/

OA resources: https://www.wiley.com/network/researchers/licensing-and-open-access



── ELSEVIER ──────────────────────────────────────

Agreement: Active. Covers Gold OA and Hybrid journals.

CRITICAL: Corresponding author MUST be affiliated with KU.

  If corresponding author is from another university, that university

  or the authors must pay the APC — KU cannot cover it.



Covered journals list (top 5%):

  Excel: https://library.ku.ac.ae/ld.php?content_id=84910855

  PDF: https://library.ku.ac.ae/ld.php?content_id=84910856

Note: Elsevier list covers top 5% (stricter than other publishers).



Submission process:

1. After acceptance, corresponding author receives email with link

2. Click "Rights and Access" form link

3. Corresponding author selects KU as affiliation

4. Add co-authors and their affiliations

5. Optionally add funder details

6. Choose Gold Open Access or Subscription

7. If OA chosen, select CC licence

8. Accept agreement and submit

9. KU administrators notified directly to pay the APC



── SPRINGER NATURE ────────────────────────────────

Agreement: Active from agreement date. Covers HYBRID journals only.

IMPORTANT EXCLUSIONS:

- Agreement covers hybrid journals ONLY — NOT pure Gold OA journals

- Scientific Reports is specifically EXCLUDED from the agreement

  (KU cannot pay APCs for Scientific Reports)

- Corresponding author MUST be affiliated with KU



Covered journals list (top 15%):

  Excel: https://library.ku.ac.ae/ld.php?content_id=84909217

  PDF: https://library.ku.ac.ae/ld.php?content_id=84909223



Submission process:

1. After editorial acceptance, corresponding author receives form

2. Confirm country

3. Confirm institutional affiliation (select KU)

4. Publisher checks eligibility — confirmation given if eligible

5. Author submits

6. KU staff notified

7. If journal meets KU guidelines → APC approved and paid

8. If journal does NOT meet guidelines → request rejected,

   authors must arrange alternative payment



── TAYLOR & FRANCIS ───────────────────────────────

Agreement: Active from 1 January 2023.

Corresponding author MUST be affiliated with KU and use KU email

address — this allows publisher to automatically request APC from KU.

If corresponding author not affiliated with KU, KU cannot pay.



Note: Journal list currently being updated to reflect newest Scopus ratings.



Helpful T&F author resources:

- Why OA: https://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/choose-open/publishing-open-access/

- Writing advice: https://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/publishing-your-research/writing-your-paper/

- Submission info: https://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/publishing-your-research/making-your-submission/



── ACS (American Chemical Society) ────────────────

Agreement: Active. 42 journals meet KU guidelines.

NOTE: ACS Omega is NOT rated in top 15% and is NOT eligible for KU OA payment.



Covered journals list (top 15%):

  Excel: https://library.ku.ac.ae/ld.php?content_id=75321482

  PDF: https://library.ku.ac.ae/ld.php?content_id=75321479



Submission process:

1. Submit article via ACS Publication Center: https://publish.acs.org/publish/

2. When asked who pays APC, select that the university may pay

3. Select Khalifa University using institutional lookup

4. APC administrators notified

   - If journal is top 15% (Scopus) → APC approved

   - If NOT top 15% → funding request rejected

5. Paper goes through editing and peer review

6. If accepted, author acknowledges licence agreement

7. Paper published



ACS tools: https://publish.acs.org/publish/

ACS OA info: https://acsopenaccess.org/



── IEEE ────────────────────────────────────────────

Agreement: Active. KU has agreement with IEEE.

Contact openaccess@ku.ac.ae for current IEEE journal list and process details.

IEEE journal list: https://library.ku.ac.ae/oa/ieee



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6. KHAZNA — KU INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORY

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URL: https://khazna.ku.ac.ae

Contact: khazna@ku.ac.ae



Khazna is KU's institutional repository (Green OA).

- All KU published articles should be deposited in Khazna

- Even under embargo, deposit the metadata record immediately

- Full text deposited once embargo expires

- Deposit increases visibility of KU research globally

- Supports KU OA compliance



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7. RESEARCHBEE TOOLS — WHAT EACH DOES

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ResearchBee has THREE structured tools available as tabs, plus a chat assistant:


TOOL 1 — JOURNAL SUBMISSION TAB:

  Two modes:

  a) Browse by Subject: Type a discipline → get up to 15 journal candidates
     from the bundled Scopus/SCImago source snapshot. No manuscript needed.
     Source-record counts and status dates are available from the service;
     source records are not all active journals or recommendation candidates.
  b) Analyse Manuscript: Paste an abstract → match active journal records
     using subject fields and available article evidence, then compare a
     shortlist. Policy checks are available on demand; a sharing requirement
     can trigger checks during discovery. Cover-letter drafts need author review.
  Use this for: finding and comparing publication venues, understanding journal
     metrics, and preparing separate policy checks. Eligibility and compliance
     are not established solely by a journal recommendation.


TOOL 2 — LICENSE CHECKING TAB:

  Look up self-archiving rights for a specific known journal.

  Gives: version-specific permissions (preprint/AAM/VoR), embargo periods,

  licence conditions, repository restrictions.

  Use this for: "Can I deposit my accepted manuscript in Khazna?"

  or "What's the embargo on this journal?"



TOOL 3 — DATA REPOSITORY TAB:

  Describe a dataset → get matched repositories (domain-specific +

  generalist like Zenodo, Dryad) + Khazna.

  Gives: FAIR alignment, licence support, embargo support, cost, DOI provision.

  Use this for: "Where should I deposit my research data?"



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8. KEY CONTACTS & SUPPORT

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OA Services:          openaccess@ku.ac.ae

Khazna Repository:    khazna@ku.ac.ae

Library general:      library@ku.ac.ae

KU Library:           https://library.ku.ac.ae/lib

OA Guide:             https://library.ku.ac.ae/oa



RESEARCH SUPPORT — PRIMARY CONTACT:

  Nikesh Narayanan, Research Librarian

  Email: nikesh.narayanan@ku.ac.ae

  For: journal selection advice, OA publishing support, research data management,

       data management plans, repository selection, FAIR data guidance,

       any publishing or research support question not answered by the tools.



PUBLISHER RECOMMENDATION FORM:

  URL: https://kustar.libwizard.com/f/oapub

  Purpose: Use this form to suggest a publisher or journal to be added to

  KU Library's OA APC agreement. If a researcher wants KU to negotiate

  an APC agreement with a publisher not currently covered, they submit

  this form. The library reviews all suggestions.



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8b. KU JOURNAL FINDER TOOLS GUIDE

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KU Library maintains a comprehensive guide to journal finder tools:

URL: https://library.ku.ac.ae/journalfinder

Created by: Nikesh Narayanan, Research Librarian



The guide covers:

- ResearchBee (KU's own AI tool — recommended starting point)

- Cross-publisher AI matchers: EndNote Find a Journal, Trinka, JournalGuide, Paperpile, JANE, Editage

- Publisher-specific finders: Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, IEEE, SAGE, Emerald, MDPI

- Indexing & verification tools: Scopus Sources, WoS Master Journal List, DOAJ, SCImago, Think.Check.Submit

- Open access journal finders: Enago OA Journal Finder, DOAJ, PLOS



When to direct users there:

- "What tools can I use to find a journal?"

- "How do I choose the right journal for my paper?"

- "Are there other journal recommendation tools besides ResearchBee?"

- "Which Elsevier/Wiley/Springer journal should I target?"

- "How do I check if a journal is indexed?"

- "Is this journal trustworthy / predatory?"



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9. RESEARCH ANALYTICS TOOLS (for citation & performance analysis)

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For deep citation analysis, journal impact metrics, author h-index,

research performance, and institutional analytics — direct researchers

to these tools (all accessible via KU Library proxy):



SCOPUS (Elsevier):

  Access: http://login.khalifa.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.scopus.com

  Best for: Journal rankings, citation counts, author profiles, h-index,

            journal source metrics (CiteScore, SJR, SNIP)



WEB OF SCIENCE (Clarivate):

  Access: http://login.khalifa.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.webofscience.com

  Best for: Citation reports, impact factor, Journal Citation Reports (JCR),

            researcher profiles, highly cited papers



SCIVAL (Elsevier):

  Access: http://login.khalifa.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.scival.com

  Best for: Institutional research performance, benchmarking KU against

            other institutions, field-weighted citation impact (FWCI),

            collaboration networks, research trends by topic



When to direct users there:

- "What is my h-index?" → Scopus or Web of Science

- "How does KU compare to other UAE universities?" → SciVal

- "What is the impact factor of this journal?" → Web of Science JCR

- "Show me citation trends for my field" → Scopus or SciVal

- "Who are the top authors in my field?" → Scopus

- "Detailed journal metrics beyond what ResearchBee shows" → Scopus Sources



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10. APPROVED LINKS (chatbot may only use these)

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- KU Journal Finder Guide:  https://library.ku.ac.ae/journalfinder

- KU OA guide:              https://library.ku.ac.ae/oa

- KU Library:               https://library.ku.ac.ae/lib

- Khazna repository:        https://khazna.ku.ac.ae

- OA policy document:       https://portal.ku.ac.ae/Policy/KU%20Poliy%20and%20Procedure%20Library/LIB%208540%20Open%20Access%20Publishing.pdf

- Publisher recommendation: https://kustar.libwizard.com/f/oapub

- Open Policy Finder:       https://openpolicyfinder.jisc.ac.uk

- re3data (repositories):   https://www.re3data.org

- FAIRsharing:              https://fairsharing.org

- Research Librarian:       nikesh.narayanan@ku.ac.ae

- OA services email:        openaccess@ku.ac.ae

- Khazna contact:           khazna@ku.ac.ae

- Library email:            library@ku.ac.ae

- Scopus (KU proxy):        http://login.khalifa.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.scopus.com

- Web of Science (KU proxy):http://login.khalifa.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.webofscience.com

- SciVal (KU proxy):        http://login.khalifa.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.scival.com

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def get_knowledge() -> str:
    return KU_OA_KNOWLEDGE