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Entries from November 27th, 2007

Ear and Hearing Allows Authors to Comply with the NIH Public Access Policy

November 27th, 2007 by Cathy · No Comments

Ear and Hearing recently announced that it will allow authors to comply with policies set forth by funding agencies that stipulate that publications generated by agency-funded research be publicly available.  Authors who publish in Ear and Hearing can submit their post-print (the author’s final version that reflects changes made as a result of the peer review process) to an [...]

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Tags:Author Rights, NIH Public Access Policy, Open Access, Research Data

Overly-Broad Copyright Law has Made USA a “Nation of Infringers”

November 20th, 2007 by Cathy · No Comments

Nate Anderson’s blog entry in ars technica discusses an interesting article written by John Tehranian, a law professor at the University of Utah, who outlines the many instances of copyright violation that occur daily.  Professor Tehranian estimates his liability amounts to over $12 million daily.

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Authorship Issues

November 13th, 2007 by Cathy · No Comments

Two interesting articles from The Scientist on authorship issues that discuss collaboration among authors and how to avoid disputes. Bringing Order to Authorship and Managing Authorship.

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Tags:Author Rights, Authors at WU, Responsible Conduct of Research, Support for Authors

Responsible Conduct of Research

November 6th, 2007 by Cathy · No Comments

To learn more about responsible conduct of research (RCR) issues, refer to ORI Introduction to the Responsible Conduct of Research by Nicholas Steneck, Ph.D.  Sections include background information on a variety of RCR issues, improper practices, questions for discussion and resources for further reading. 

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Tags:Responsible Conduct of Research, Support for Authors