Comments on: Making Elsevier look good http://library.duke.edu/blogs/scholcomm/2008/07/16/making-elsevier-look-good/ Duke's source for advice and information about copyright and publication issues Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:32:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Stevan Harnad http://library.duke.edu/blogs/scholcomm/2008/07/16/making-elsevier-look-good/comment-page-1/#comment-142591 Stevan Harnad Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:55:25 +0000 http://library.duke.edu/blogs/scholcomm/?p=771#comment-142591 See: <a href="http://openaccess.eprints.org/index.php?/archives/268-guid.html" title="Elsevier Still Solidly on the Side of the Angels on Open Access" rel="nofollow">Elsevier Still Solidly on the Side of the Angels on Open Access</a> and <a href="http://openaccess.eprints.org/index.php?/archives/436-guid.html" title="APA's Not Responsible; NIH Is" rel="nofollow">APA's Not Responsible; NIH Is</a> See:

Elsevier Still Solidly on the Side of the Angels on Open Access

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APA’s Not Responsible; NIH Is

]]> By: Kathleen Wallace http://library.duke.edu/blogs/scholcomm/2008/07/16/making-elsevier-look-good/comment-page-1/#comment-141461 Kathleen Wallace Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:32:59 +0000 http://library.duke.edu/blogs/scholcomm/?p=771#comment-141461 Just seconding Kevin's last two points -- authors need to take control of their own rights instead of transferring them to the publishers. The last couple of "copyright agreements" that publishers have sent me, I've rewritten (so as to not transfer copyright or exclusive licensing rights) and then signed. It's been working so far; I know of others who do likewise. SPARC has lots of suggestions for authors if one isn't sure how to start. The publishers' line that they have to have the copyright and exclusive licensing rights in order to publish and "protect" the work is nonsense; they primarily want those rights in order to protect their ability to profit from your work. Just seconding Kevin’s last two points — authors need to take control of their own rights instead of transferring them to the publishers. The last couple of “copyright agreements” that publishers have sent me, I’ve rewritten (so as to not transfer copyright or exclusive licensing rights) and then signed. It’s been working so far; I know of others who do likewise. SPARC has lots of suggestions for authors if one isn’t sure how to start. The publishers’ line that they have to have the copyright and exclusive licensing rights in order to publish and “protect” the work is nonsense; they primarily want those rights in order to protect their ability to profit from your work.

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