Re: Duel publication question Aline Soules 06 Dec 2006 17:27 UTC
It all depends on the contract the author signed. I have found my material appearing in all sorts of places because the publisher wants first north american serial rights plus rights of reprint. While we may assume that that means the right to reprint in the publication to which we are submitting, but to them, it means either reprinting in any publication in their megapublishing company or reprinting in any publication - period. If you don't agree, you can negotiate up front to try to change the wording. Usually what I do with clauses I don't like is change the wording, sign it and send it back. Often, it just goes. Other times, someone gets back to me and we negotiate some more. On a couple of rare occasions, I've been told agree or we won't publish. Ultimately, what you sign is what you get. Aline Aline Soules Cal State East Bay 510-885-4596 aline.soules@csueastbay.edu -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Blackwell, Lisa Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 8:42 AM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: [SERIALST] Duel publication question Hello, I know that the issue of publishers reprinting articles in several journals has been discussed on this list (I believe most recently by Phil Davis on Emerald in 2005). I have a researcher who has just approached me about how to handle a situation where an article that she submitted to a SAGE publication has just appeared in PubMED as an online ahead of print and almost simultaneously the citation appeared in PubMED from another of the publisher's journals. She is receiving calls from colleagues accusing her of submitting her article to multiple publications. I have advised her to contact the journals Editorial Director at SAGE. Has anyone else encountered this situation? If so, was the author successful in getting the publisher to withdraw the article from the journal to which he/she did not submit? This does not appear to be a case where the publisher informed the author at any time that republication was a right that they might exercise. Comments on this issue? Lisa Lisa S. Blackwell, MLS Serials/Research Librarian Children's Hospital Library 700 Childrens Drive Columbus, Ohio 43205-2696 phone (614)722-3206 fax (614)722-3205 blackwel@chi.osu.edu "You see, I don't believe that libraries should be drab places where people sit in silence, and that's been the main reason for our policy of employing wild animals as librarians." ----------------------------------------- Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, from Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. The recipient is responsible to maintain the confidentiality of this information and to use the information only for authorized purposes pursuant to Children's Hospital's confidentiality policies. If you are not the intended recipient (or authorized to receive information for the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any review, use, disclosure, distribution, copying, printing, or action taken in reliance on the contents of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. Thank you.