Interesting commentary in NEJM: Copyright and Open Access at the Bedside. John C. Newman and Robin Feldman. N Engl J Med 2011; 365:2447-2449. December 29, 2011.
Entries Tagged as 'Author Rights'
“Clinicians and researchers can no longer live in blissful ignorance of copyright. . . “
December 29th, 2011 by Cathy · No Comments
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Ways to Use Journal Articles Published by Elsevier: A Practical Guide
December 7th, 2011 by Cathy · No Comments
Elsevier issued a guidance document, Ways to Use Journal Articles Published by Elsevier: A Practical Guide, that outlines the rights of authors who publish in journals published by Elsevier.
Washington University Copyright Addendum Form Revised
July 12th, 2011 by Cathy · No Comments
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 [...]
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Copyright Law and Your Rights as an Author
September 14th, 2010 by Cathy · No Comments
The Washington University Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and General Counsel along with the Danforth Campus Libraries and the Becker Medical Library are pleased to present, Copyright Law and Your Rights as an Author. Do you have a manuscript or other work that you are preparing for publication? Do you know what rights you [...]
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An Introduction to Publication Agreements for Authors by Timothy Armstrong
March 25th, 2010 by Cathy · No Comments
Interesting reading on author rights by Timothy Armstrong. An excerpt follows: There are good reasons to retain your copyright rather than assigning it to the publisher. Why might you prefer this? • They don’t need it. Publishers can do all the things they might legitimately want to do with your work (publish it, put it [...]
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What Rights Should Authors Retain?
March 8th, 2010 by Cathy · No Comments
Authors are encouraged to anticipate their future use of the work and retain any or all of the rights they may need to achieve their academic and professional goals. Authors may want to retain rights to do the following: Make copies of the work for educational use, including class notes, study guides or electronic reserves [...]
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Measuring Impact Where it Matters: New PLoS Metrics
August 6th, 2009 by Cathy · No Comments
PloS recently initiated a program to provide metrics for individual articles published in all PLoS journals. This program focuses on the impact of the article itself instead of the journal and includes metrics for assessing the impact of the article by using indicators such as cited-by citations, social bookmarks, blog coverage, to name a few. “. [...]
Authors and Publication Agreements
May 19th, 2009 by Cathy · No Comments
Are you an author? Do you know what you are agreeing to when you sign a publication agreement form? To learn more about your rights as a an author, read: An Introduction to Publication Agreements for Authors by Timothy K. Armstrong. Many publishers allow authors to retain a number of rights to their work. Some [...]
Enhancing Your Impact
April 3rd, 2009 by Cathy · No Comments
How can authors enhance the impact and visibility of their work? One way is to use the same variation of your name consistently throughout your academic career. If your name is a common name, add a middle name to distinguish yourself from other authors. Standardize your output to maximize your impact. Retain rights to your [...]
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Customized Addendum for WU Authors Available
October 24th, 2008 by Cathy · No Comments
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 [...]
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