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Submitting to ArXiv while awaiting ACM journal peer review: any concerns?
In the situation where I've submitted my article to an ACM journal, awaiting peer-review, and considering publishing it on ArXiv (https://arxiv.org), could this pose any issues?
ACM, Author Guidelines,...
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Is it necessary to obtain permissions for using figures from my published articles in my dissertation?
How can I ask a journal to use my figures, knowing that the journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License?
If it is unnecessary, how can I do it ...
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Can I reuse a figure I created and had published if the publisher leaves the copyright with me, the author?
Let's say I create a figure. I then publish a paper that includes this figure in an open access journal where the author retains copyright to the paper and allows the journal to apply the CC-BY ...
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How do I go about adding a figure from APS journals to Wikipedia?
I would like to add a figure from an article published in Physical Review E to a Wikipedia article. I have already contacted the corresponding author for permission, but I am not sure how I should ...
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Is it legal to post accepted manuscript to GitHub Pages if embargo has ended for personal website?
I have published my article with Taylor & Francis. For the respective journal, there is no embargo period concerning the publication of the accepted manuscript on the author's personal website - I ...
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Copyright Rules Regarding Figure Reproduction
A paper I wrote was recently accepted for publication. In one of our figures, we report our results juxtaposed against results from another paper published in a different journal. To perform a ...
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Can a journal prohibit an author from releasing the article after the embargo in a public repository/website, such as ResearchGate?
A few days ago, I received an email from the IEEE copyright team informing me that one of my articles had been removed from my researchgate account due to a copyright violation. However, after the ...
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Posting an author's accepted manuscript on arXiv
Many journals allows one to post an author's accepted manuscript online, provided some embargo period has lapsed and an acknowledgment is included. For example, for Springer Nature journals, an ...
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How to deal with journals requesting incomplete / incorrect attribution for images taken from other sources?
I recently submitted an article containing several images from other publications. I made sure to give the appropriate attribution both for open access images (including stating e.g. CC BY 4.0), as ...
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Is publishing paper containing information acquired from sites such as Sci-Hub illegal?
There are already some discussions on whether it's illegal to use Sci-Hub for research purposes, such as in this Academia SE thread.
But one answer and comments there open up another question: Is it ...
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Can I delete figures on accepted manuscript?
I am now in panic. One of my paper got accepted by journal. However, I am stuck with the copyright from two figures I have used in my research paper. These two figures ( these two from open access ...
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Posting an open access IEEE paper to Researchgate
I am wondering if I can upload my accepted early access IEEE paper to Researchgate for public viewing?
The paper has the following "This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 ...
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Journal allows me to choose whether to transfer copyright – why would I do so?
I am a mathematics undergraduate in the USA. Recently I had a paper accepted to a math journal, and in the final steps of the process I had to fill out a “consent to publish” form, in which I had the ...
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How to add DOI to the published version of an article in arXiv?
I uploaded an article to arXiv which has been published in The Astrophysical Journal after referee suggested edits and final proof. How do I cross ref the arXiv version with the DOI of the published ...
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What is the "initial screen" for displaying a journal's copyright?
I submitted my first journal paper to IEEE today, and when I considered posting it on ArXiv just to be safe from scooping, I noticed that IEEE has a policy for submitted content, which does not ...
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How are copyright transfers for a journal article done?
Almost a year back, I have submitted a manuscript for a Journal as a research article, and after almost 11 months and after undergoing two rounds of peer review and referee suggested revisions, I ...
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Does posting paper online anonymously prevent me from publishing it in journal?
I am a high school student and I am trying to publish my first research paper in mathematics.
However, I have already had my full paper posted without author information on the website of another ...
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Rights of authors who withdraw peer reviewed manuscript due to refusal to transfer copyright
Many (traditional) journals request copyright transfer upon acceptance.
A group of librarians suggested that authors negotiate the copyright transfer and prepare to walk away if the journal insists ...
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Will journals care if I post a "collected works" on my homepage?
I am considering posting a "collected works" which incorporates all of my papers (up to this point) on a particular subject. This way, someone new to my work can get it all in one document. I plan to ...
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Can I upload journal articles to a private git repo?
I have some journal articles that are obviously copyrighted in some form that I am not allowed to share with people who don't have a license.
I also have a private student git-repo. I want to know ...
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Can I write a template just like the Elsevier LaTeX template?
A scientific institute wants me to write a LaTeX template just like the articles which are published on the ScienceDirect website, in other words, the institute wants a template like the following:
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Review-only supplemental material
I am at a difficult position. I work in a major software/telecommunications company, and pursue a doctoral degree at the same time. The company has strict policies against competing behavior. I have ...
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What exactly would count as copyright infringement in a replication paper?
I have been following the review process of a replication journal
In particular, it has an open review which can be seen.
On a particular submission they are having a debate about whether copying ...
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Publishing erratum to arXiv and other best practices
Is publishing a single page erratum to arXiv an acceptable practice? And does it violate the copyright of journal who published the original work?
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Publishing a book based on long journal article
Recently my article has been accepted for future issue in a prestigious journal published by Jhon Wiley and sons. After accceptance of article I received an email from an other publisher based in ...
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How can I best approach journals and academics about paying to re-use content from their papers?
Apologies if this is off-topic - please close away if it is.
I am currently engaged in writing a book. This isn't speculative - I have a commission and an advance and a budget to spend on securing ...
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Distributing published papers if I am the first author
In some interviews for industry positions, I have been asked about my prior (applied math) research experience and to go into detail about the models I have constructed. After I gave him a high-level ...
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Reusing material from paper on website
I have been working extensively on a project for which I have written a couple of papers which still haven't been submitted for publication. I am also preparing a website where I want these materials ...
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Is it legal to upload preprint on ResearchGate?
I have few papers already published in certain journals which cannot be uploaded on ResearchGate due to copyright issues, now is it legal to upload my own version of the paper formatted in LaTeX or in ...
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Consequences for publishing final-version PDF, in violation of publisher policies?
Are there consequences that are typically enforced when an author puts the publisher’s PDF on a personal website or social media (e.g. ResearchGate) in violation of the publisher’s policy? I see many ...
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Chapter in printed thesis vs. journal article
My computer science PhD thesis contains a chapter which is heavily based on an already published conference paper. I have published my thesis online, and fulfilled the requirements for my degree this ...
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Do journals have legal copyrights to the online supplemental information?
I have a paper in an biology journal (Wiley is the publisher) for which I would like to put a much more mathematical version on ArXiv, mainly the theorems and proofs located in the online supplement (...
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Double publication & parallel submitting a same study as a Paper and Patent
I have seen some discussions in this community about Academia vs. Market world. However, they couldn't satisfy my this question:
Assuming what is written in answer of Why is Paper Publishing and ...
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Arxiving accepted manuscript after publication in Elsevier/IEEE/etc
The Elsevier policies state:
Authors can share their accepted manuscript: by updating a preprint in arXiv or RePEc with the accepted manuscript
I haven’t arxived a preprint; the paper is published ...
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Is it okay to submit manuscript to arXiv after "revise and resubmit"?
I've read this question about how some publishers (e.g., Springer) allows authors to submit to arXiv before journal submission, but they make authors wait for a year after acceptance to submit to ...
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Is it legal to add your publications to ResearchGate?
I recently created a profile on ResearchGate. And to add your publications list it requires you to upload the paper. Is it legal to upload published journal articles on public servers, where everyone ...
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Is it okay to upload the PDF of my non-open access papers in academia.edu or research gate?
Is it legal to upload a PDF of my non-open-access papers to research networks, such as ResearchGATE and Academia.edu?
I am pretty sure that it could cause some problems, because normally people ...
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Author wants to withdraw or insist on re-reviewing at proof stage of publication
I am editing a small scholarly journal published by a learned society. One of our authors, after his manuscript was finally accepted for publication and he had signed and returned the publishing ...
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If my paper is accepted in a Springer journal, can I submit my version of the manuscript to arXiv immediately after acceptance?
I have read the Springer copyrights and self-archiving policy, but they are a bit confusing. For example in the first of them, you may find this:
Author may self-archive an author-created version ...
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How can Springer and Wiley put a 12 month embargo on posting post-review revisions to the arXiv and similar?
This question was inspired by the recent question on posting to Academia.edu.
The general copyright policy for Springer, as listed on SHERPA/RoMEO, is that one can post a pre-review version to the ...
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Does posting papers on Academia.edu count as publishing?
Does posting papers on websites such as Academia.edu or ResearchGate count as "publishing" for the sake of future journal submission? That is, if I have uploaded my paper to Academia.edu, can I later ...
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Are there any legal issues with publishing part of an unpublished thesis in a journal?
I have recently graduated and I was wondering whether, after submitting my thesis, there are any issues (legal or otherwise) if I publish parts of my thesis as a paper in a journal.
My thesis was not ...
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Copyright and ownership for rejected papers that are edited based on peer review
I submitted a paper to a journal and I got extensive reviews, and the paper was rejected, but they encouraged resubmission if I successfully did a bit more science and made other drastic revisions. ...
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Has anyone heard of the "Central Library of Medicine Foundation"?
I recently got a request for an article I'm a coauthor on, which reads:
Dear Dr. NAME REMOVED:
My name is Victoria Hornos and I am contacting you on behalf of the
Central Library of ...
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Publishing a conference version of a journal paper at the same time ? (copyright issues) [duplicate]
This may be a question repeated many times, but I want to know your opinion.
I submitted a journal paper for an algorithm (Computer Science). Fearing that the review process take too long, I decided ...
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Does publishing a paper on arXiv prevent me from submitting it to a non-open access journal?
If I publish a pre-print paper on arXiv, how can I guarantee exclusive rights to the publisher afterwards? Am I unable to publish on non-open access journals after I publish a pre-print on arXiv ?
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