LibGuides: Open Access Publishing: Copyright and Author Rights

Copyright and Author Rights

Open Access content is not the same as content in the public domain (no longer protected by copyright).

Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
SPARC provides clear explanations and advice regarding your rights and how to negotiate your agreements with publishers. "The SPARC Author Addendum is a legal instrument that you can use to modify your copyright transfer agreements with non-open access journal publishers. It allows you to select which individual rights out of the bundle of copyrights you want to keep".
SHERPA/ROMEO
"RoMEO is a searchable database of publisher's policies regarding the self- archiving of journal articles on the web and in Open Access repositories. Each entry provides a summary of the publisher's policy, including what version of an article can be deposited, where it can be deposited, and any conditions that are attached to that deposit." Provides an Introduction to Copyright Resources for Authors
How Can I Share It?
Provides academic researchers with an easy way to check where a journal article can be shared in line with the paper’s access and usage rights.

"Columbia University Copyright Advisory Office Director Kenny Crews urges authors to carefully read their publication agreements, negotiate for the rights they need, and keep a copy of all their agreements" (YouTube video description).