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Washington University Copyright Addendum Form Revised

Cathy — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:55:57 +0000

The Washington University Copyright Addendum form has been revised to allow for a completed addendum in PDF to be sent via email to the author. The WU Addendum allows authors to select from various rights such as:

Comply with the NIH Public Access Policy
Comply with funding agency policies for public access
Post the work on an institutional or laboratory website
Archive the work on an institutional repository
Present the work at conference or meeting and give copies of the work to attendees
Retain oral rights to the work
Post the work on Reserves
Use all or part of the work as a basis for a future publication
Use data or images in a future publication
Send copies of the work to colleagues

Please note that the WU addendum is based on the peer-reviewed manuscript version of a journal article–not the final published version.

Any questions? Contact Cathy Sarli.

Customized Addendum for WU Authors Available

Cathy — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:36:54 +0000

Are you an author and wish to retain certain rights to your journal article that are not expressly granted by the publisher? One right you may want to retain is to post the peer-reviewed version of your journal article on your laboratory website. Another right is to comply with the NIH Public Access Policy.

There is a customized addendum form available for WU authors that allows authors to select from certain groups of rights and generate a PDF that can be attached to a journal publisher’s copyright form. WU authors are not required to use this form.

View Sample Customized Form

More information on rights for authors.

Contact Cathy Sarli if you have questions.

WU Amendment to Publication Agreement Revised

Cathy — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:18:28 +0000

wupubamendment.pdf

What is the WU Amendment to Publication Agreement? The WU Amendment is a tool to allow authors to retain some rights to their work and is used as an addendum to a publisher’s copyright agreement. The WU Amendment enables authors to reuse their work (the final published version) for research and teaching efforts, allows for deposit in Becker Library’s DSpace digital repository and helps authors comply with the NIH Public Access Policy.

The WU Amendment to Publication Agreement now includes a clause that addresses the issue of what authors should do if a publisher does not return a signed copy of the agreement. With the revised WU Amendment, publication of the article by the publisher will be deemed as acceptance of the terms of the WU Amendment by the publisher. The new clause reads in Paragraph 6 as follows:

“In the absence of Publisher’s signature on this Amendment, Publication of the Article by the Publisher will be deemed acceptance of the terms of this Amendment by the Publisher.”

This new clause eliminates the “limbo” period for authors who do not receive a signed copy from publishers but their article is published. Publication of the article will be construed as acceptance of the terms in the WU Amendment.