Comments on: Haworth Press Requires Copyright Transfer Prior to Peer Review http://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2007/03/07/haworth-press-requires-copyright-transfer-prior-to-peer-review/ What Is the Sound of One E-Print Downloading? Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:47:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: DK Administror http://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2007/03/07/haworth-press-requires-copyright-transfer-prior-to-peer-review/comment-page-1/#comment-4451 DK Administror Fri, 09 Mar 2007 20:03:16 +0000 http://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2007/03/07/haworth-press-requires-copyright-transfer-prior-to-peer-review/#comment-4451 Thanks for your reply. It would be helpful if this policy was more clearly explained on each journal's instructions to authors page. --Charles Thanks for your reply.

It would be helpful if this policy was more clearly explained on each journal’s instructions to authors page.

–Charles

]]> By: Kathryn Rutz http://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2007/03/07/haworth-press-requires-copyright-transfer-prior-to-peer-review/comment-page-1/#comment-4449 Kathryn Rutz Fri, 09 Mar 2007 17:49:07 +0000 http://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2007/03/07/haworth-press-requires-copyright-transfer-prior-to-peer-review/#comment-4449 Yes, Haworth Press requires a signed publication agreement before a paper enters peer review in order to ensure that the work is not simultaneously submitted elsewhere. The language indicates, however, that the coypright transfer is contingent upon acceptance and publication: "In consideration for publication and dissemination of our work, if accepted and published by the journal noted on the Limited Copyright Transfer form, the author(s) agree to transfer copyright of the Work to The Haworth Press, Inc. ..." --Kathryn Rutz, VP, Editorial Yes, Haworth Press requires a signed publication agreement before a paper enters peer review in order to ensure that the work is not simultaneously submitted elsewhere.

The language indicates, however, that the coypright transfer is contingent upon acceptance and publication:

“In consideration for publication and dissemination of our work, if accepted and published by the journal noted on the Limited Copyright Transfer form, the author(s) agree to transfer copyright of the Work to The Haworth Press, Inc. …”

–Kathryn Rutz, VP, Editorial

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