Library Guides: Open Access Publishing and Public Repositories: Copyright Considerations for Authors

Copyright Introduction

Copyright Introduction (UW Libraries)
Introduction to copyright including exclusive rights, copyright duration, Creative Commons licenses, and fair use

SPARC: Author Rights
- Practical guidance on copyright for authors submitting journal articles.
- Content written by SPARC, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition.
SPARC: Author Addendum
- Legal instrument that can be used to modify a publisher's standard agreement so you can negotiate key rights to your articles.
- Developed by developed by SPARC in partnership with Creative Commons and Science Commons.
SHERPA/RoMEO
- Database of summaries of publisher policies on copyright and self-archiving.
- Find the permissions that are usually part of each publisher's copyright transfer agreement.
rchive.it
- User-friendly interface to SHERPA/RoMEO information on self-archiving. (See above.)
- Enter the journal title and see whether you can post your article preprint on a personal or departmental website or in an institutional repository.
Creative Commons Licenses
- Creative Commons licenses are widely used for indicating how others can reuse the work you make publicly available.
- Use the Creative Commons License Chooser to select a suitable license.
US Copyright Office FAQs
- Frequently Asked Questions and Answers about Copyright

Authors should work with the publisher before any rights are transferred to ensure that all conditions of the NIH Public Access Policy can be met.

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