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How do I check whether I retained copyright for a figure in a paper from ten years ago?
I have been contacted by a student who wants to reproduce a figure from a paper of mine in Phil Trans R Soc B (this one, in case it's pertinent) in their thesis. The paper itself is apparently not ...
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Finding high quality copyright free icons for computer diagrams in IEEE or ACM submission
I am a new graduate student in computer science and starting to submit papers to IEEE and ACM. I would like the diagrams to look as professional as possible. For example, if I am showing a digital ...
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May I upload the preprint version of my article to ResearchGate before publication?
Recently, I got an acceptance of a journal paper, where I am allowed to self-archive its preprint version in my own repository/website.
My question is whether I am allowed to upload it to RG before ...
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Publish collection of papers into a book?
I have a very general question. Say I have written 10 papers, published them independently in different journals over the years - could I then just take these papers and make a book out of them and ...
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After having published a paper, am I still free to use & distribute it as I wish?
Do I lose copyright if a journal accepts my paper and publishes it? Can I send my paper to colleagues, or is this technically illegal if they do not have access to the journal via their institution (...
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Authorised agent for joint authors in publication agreement
For the publication of a paper each of the joint authors needs to sign a publication agreement with the publisher. Instead, only one author can sign as an 'authorised agent for joint authors'. ...
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How can I post my own version of a published SPIE paper on arXiv?
SPIE policy for web posting of papers states the following:
SPIE grants to authors (and their employers) of papers, posters, and presentation recordings published in SPIE Proceedings or SPIE Journals ...
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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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What could be incentives for publishers to waive fees for reusing figures?
I'm in charge to obtain permissions to reuse figures from previous publications for our future work. Our publisher is a STM-signatory so for most journals there is little problem as their publisher ...
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Author states that he is owner of his photographs but they have been published in various journals
I'm editing a volume and I am responsible to obtain permissions for figures and photographs the authors wish to use in their respective chapters.
Now I have an author A who included several of his ...
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How to obtain a copy of my own article from an APS (American Physical Society) journal?
I recently published an article in one of the journals of the American Physical Society (APS). Our university library does not have a subscription to this particular journal, so I don't have access to ...
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Copyright-related advice for graphic designer creating content for academic publications
I'm in the following situation: I'm a researcher and hold a degree in life sciences. I also like graphic design and occasionally doodle up a figure to include in a report or such. I'm not a ...
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May authors opt-out of the proceedings of a conference?
Many conferences in my field (theoretical CS) are organised as follows. They are run by academics, as an endowement, scientific association, or some other not-for-profit organization. Each year, ...
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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 Nature journals wrongly claim copyright in their published pdfs?
I just noticed this and I'm slightly confused by a small detail.
The Nature Publishing Group states in its Publishing Licences page that the copyright on articles remains with the author:
NPG does ...
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