Educating authors of biomedical publications to the benefits of Open Access journals
In spite of the advantages of Open Access Publishing, some reluctance to support the OA concept still persists among scientific authors. This is mainly due to the lack of or low value of impact factor (IF) of OA journals which leads researchers to consider them as no high quality sources.… Read More
A study of Canadian authorship in selected SPARC Alternative journals in the early years after their introduction
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) is an initiative of the Association of Research Libraries. In 1998 SPARC introduced the Alternative Program working with partners to launch new journals to compete with existing high-priced titles in the STM field. Currently there are 11 titles in this program listed… Read More
Complying with the National Institutes of Health Public Access Policy: Copyright Considerations and Options
Effective April 7, 2008, investigators must deposit articles stemming from NIH funding into the agency’s PubMed Central online archive, to be made publicly available no later than 12 months after publication in a journal. This whitepaper from the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), Science Commons and the Association… Read More
Conceiving an international instrument on limitations and exceptions to copyright
This study, sponsored by the Open Society Institute (OSI), reflects contributions from leading copyright and IP experts, who participated at a workshop sponsored by the OSI and held at the Cardozo School of Law in New York in December, 2007. The task of developing a global approach to limitations and… Read More
Digital Content Distribution with the Universal PDF
While the eBook market has not met its original ‘inflated expectations,’ there is an opportunity for publishers to profit from eBook distribution. With the market still emerging and few clear answers on how the various eBook channels will play out, publishers need a low, predictable cost structure for entering different,… Read More
Open Doors and Open Minds
This white paper by Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), and Science Commons assists institutions in adopting policies that ensure the widest practical exposure for scholarly works produced, such as that adopted by the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences in February. The white paper is seen as a… Read More
Author and Publisher rights for academic use: An appropriate balance
This whitepaper on the academic use of journal content was recently released by the International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM), the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers (AAP/PSP) and the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP). The position paper lays… Read More
The Section 108 Study Group Report
Rapidly evolving digital technologies have transformed the way that works of authorship are created, disseminated, stored, preserved, accessed, and experienced for scholarly, entertainment, or other purposes. Rights holders – including authors, musicians, artists, publishers, photographers, computer programmers, record companies, and motion picture studios – are now creating and distributing works… Read More
Scientific Publications Strategy: Managing Reputation, Clinical Trial Results and Commercial Relevance
This report from pharmaceutical research firm Best Practices, LLC, notes that the landscape of scientific publications strategy, planning and delivery is changing with the advent of transparency guidelines. It further states that half of global publications groups are fully located in the marketing function, but publications leaders forecast a shift… Read More
Managing Copyright for NIH public access: Strategies to ensure compliance
This report provides an overview of the NIH public access policy and the strategies involved to ensure compliance. It discusses in detail issues such as Author’s Copyrights; and Strategies for Rights Management. Read More
