There is a wide range of rights that authors can opt to retain or those granted to authors by publishers. Some of these rights include: • use part of the work as a basis for a future publication • send copies of the work to colleagues • comply with the NIH Public Access Policy or [...]
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Check out the new chronology of the NIH Public Access Policy to learn more about the implementation of the policy and important developments. The current policy, enacted in 2005, calls for voluntary submission of NIH-funded manuscripts to PubMed Central (PMC) within 12 months of publication but recent developments may change this to mandatory. For more information on how Becker Library can [...]
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WU authors who publish in a BioMed Central journal are entitled to a 15% discount on article processing fees. Among the benefits of publishing in a BioMed Central journal include rapid publication, high visibility, inclusion in PubMed, SCOPUS, Google, and PubMed Central, and no space constraints for your work. An added benefit for authors is that the [...]
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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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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 [...]
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New resource on copyright intended to “contribute to a broader understanding of the legal aspects of creative works of authorship, including their dissemination and use.” Created by Columbia University. http://keepyourcopyrights.org/about/us
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