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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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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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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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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