Scholarly Publishing

Scholarly Publishing and Copyright

OSU faculty should be aware that they may be relinquishing their copyright in works they have produced and own when they sign agreements with publishers or other companies.  In some cases, this can include giving up the right to use the work in future educational and research endeavors.  Information on scholarly publishing rights and sample agreements for retaining certain rights can be found at the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) website, and in the SPARC Scholarly Communication Toolkit.  The Creative Commons website also provides information on ways to provide open access to faculty-owned publications while still allowing faculty to retain some rights.  For information on other open access and publishing initiatives, as well as the NIH Public Access Policy, see Current Issues in Scientific Publishing on this website.  

Disclaimer

The information on these web pages and that received from the Copyright Management Office is not legal advice, nor is the CMO legal counsel to the university or any members of the university community.