Restrictions on authors to access their own research | AfroCP

abernard102@gmail.com 2015-08-08

Summary:

"Many authors do not pay much attention to the terms of the agreements they sign with publishers. As a librarian working with an international collaboration, I have often been surprised to find that a request for a copy of an article is for the use of the author herself/himself!   Previously, authors were routinely provided with several copies of the published article.  Now that is often not the case, and the author must purchase reprints (including electronic reprints).  If the author’s institutional library does not have a subscription to the journal, even that option is closed. I am not denying that journals provide valuable effort and resources in the publishing and scholarly communication process.  However, not providing the author with a copy of the article seems to border the immoral. Authors do have choices.  Those on this list who work with researchers on journal selection, or publish themselves, should consider this factor in making the decision as to what journal to publish in.  If journals are not selected, it may be worth a short note to the editor describing the decision not to submit to his/her journal. A classic article on the subject:  Ted Bergstrom’s 'Free Labor for Costly Journals?' It is more than 10 years old, but we’re still working on a solution!"

Link:

https://afrocp.wordpress.com/2015/08/06/restrictions-on-authors-to-access-their-own-research/

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oa.new oa.comment oa.publishers oa.business_models oa.copyright oa.licensing oa.libraries oa.librarians oa.universities oa.colleges oa.hei oa.libre

Date tagged:

08/08/2015, 16:29

Date published:

08/08/2015, 12:29