muddy waters: navigating the landscape of scholarly publishing

Muddy Waters:Navigating the landscape of scholarly publishing

Michelle Reed, @LibrariansReedOpen Education Librarian | UTA Libraries | 1.25.17

“Research provides the foundation of modern society. Research leads to breakthroughs, and communicating the

results of research is what allows us to turn breakthroughs into better lives—to provide new treatments for disease, to

implement solutions for challenges like global warming, and to build entire industries around what were once just ideas.

However, our current system for communicating research is crippled by a centuries old model that hasn’t been updated to

take advantage of 21st century technology…”

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Complete This Sentence

• I am/am not likely to make my future work “open” because…

What is ©opyright?

The U.S. Constitution

“The Congress shall have the power…to promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for

limited times to authors and inventors exclusive Right to their respective writings and discoveries.”

Article 1, Section 8

Copyright (Section 106)

Copyright protects “original works of authorship” that are fixed in a tangible form of expression:

• literary works• musical works• dramatic works• pantomimes & choreographic works• pictorial, graphic, & sculptural works• motion pictures & other audiovisual works• sound recordings• architectural works

Copyright is a bundle of rights

Rights are held by the OWNER of the work (not necessarily the creator/author). Owners may:

• Reproduce - Make copies of their works publicly or privately.• Adapt - Prepare additional works derived from their copyrighted work, (aka,

derivative works).• Distribute - Disseminate copies of their works, to the public by sale or other

transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, lending. • Perform - Perform their work publicly (at location open to the public or to

persons other than close family and social acquaintances).• Display - Display their work publicly (applies to all works except sound

recordings and architectural works).

Length/Term of Copyright• Life of author plus 70 years• Joint work – 70 years after last surviving author’s death• Works made for hire – 95 years from year of first

publication or 120 years from year of creation, whichever expires first

• Works published before 1923 are in the public domain• Copyright slider to determine whether the work is in the

public domain - http://librarycopyright.net/resources/digitalslider/

The Spectrum of Open

Achieving Open Access

• Gold OA: Open Access Journals• Green OA: Self-Archiving• Hybrid OA: Open Article in Toll-Access Journal

https://uta-ir.tdl.org/uta-ir/

What You Should Do

• Know your rights• Know publisher’s copyright policy prior to submitting• Read and maintain your publication agreements• Register with ORCID

Let’s Practice

Words to Watch:

• Rights/Copyrights/Permissions• Exclusive/Nonexclusive/Permanent/Restriction• Transfer/Revert/Grant• Duration/Lifetime

Five Major Considerations

1. Likelihood of Manuscript Acceptance2. Journal Reputation3. Journal Visibility and Potential Article Impact4. Likelihood of Timely Publication5. Philosophical and Ethical Issues

Additional Considerations

1. Where you are and where you want to be 2. How metrics are valued in your field (Hint: There’s more

to measuring success than impact factor)3. Flexible authoring tools make it easier to write with

multiple journals in mind4. Numerous studies (and common sense) demonstrate

connection between open publishing and increased citations

Let’s Practice

Locate a journal that may be an appropriate publication option for your topic:

• Where did you find it?• Why did you select it?• What is the publishing policy? • Who will be allowed to access your article if you

publish in this journal?

What is one common misconception that you, your peers, your discipline, or your campus

community have about open access, rights, or other issues related to scholarly information?

Question

Thank You

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Michelle Reedmichelle.reed@uta.edu