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Are there any disadvantages of pre-publishing figures for a paper separatly using a CC-BY license?
I recently came across a blog post, where it was suggested to pre-publish figures you intend to use in an academic paper somewhere using a CC-BY license. I find this idea really nice (as it allows ...
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How should I ask permission for using tables or figures from published papers, in my own paper?
If I find myself in a situation where I want to incorporate a table or figure from a previously published paper into my own manuscript, and I am unable to modify the content of that table or figure in ...
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Do copyright transfer of papers to publishers affect when the paper enters the public domain since copyright belongs to a corporation and not persons?
Currently, in both the USA and Europe, I understand that works enter the public domain:
70 years after the death of the longest living author
or X years after publication if copyright is held by a ...
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Can I reuse a large part of my own previously published paper in a new paper?
I am currently writing up a paper, and am tempted to copy/paste an entire section (several pages) from a previous paper I have written.
Some important context before you pass judgment: The section I ...
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An article containing a copyrighted figure should be embedded in a stapler thesis: How to fill in RightsLink form?
I wrote an Elsevier article (open-access, CC-BY 4.0) that contains a third party figure from a Springer subscription book. At the time, I obtained a license for re-using the Springer figure in a ...
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Is it possible to share a CC-BY-licensed article on ResearchGate that contains copyrighted material?
My open-access Elsevier article (CC-BY 4.0) contains a third-party figure (from a Springer subscription book). I obtained permission and the caption correctly states that the copyright of the figure ...
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Redacting third-party figure in journal article before including in thesis?
I have included a third-party figure (from a Springer subscription book) in an open-access Elsevier article (CC-BY 4.0 license). At the time, I obtained permission via RightsLink and included the ...
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Has a publisher ever taken action against a researcher hosting the final version of their own paper?
There's an old paper (15+ years) of mine, with average citation numbers. It's pay-walled.
I'd like to just post it on my web site, in its final version. Is this something I might regret?
Has a ...
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Copyright of infographs and where to deposit them?
Recently, a company designed infographs for some of our articles.
Infographs could be described as pictured one-page summaries of a research article. The head of the department paid for that service ...
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The Use of Academic Work in a Professional Publication
I've come across an academic work, a summary of which would make good guidance in a professional publication. What is the protocol to be followed in respect of the copyright of the authors and of the ...
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Publishing images
I submitted a paper to a journal and just found out that I was accepted. This is my first time publishing and I wrote the paper for a class assignment. I submitted all of my citations and figures but ...
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IP protection when showing preprint work
This question is in line with What is an effective way to copyright my teaching material? but about preprint work, not course material.
I produced a huge original database during a COVID break (sans ...
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Winnie the Pooh made up quote - copyright issues?
The core point I would like to convey in a manuscript could be well demonstrated by a dialogue that Piglet and Winnie the Pooh could have had. If I had found a reference where they had such a ...
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Can I reuse a figure I created and had published if the publisher leaves the copyright with me, the author?
Let's say I create a figure. I then publish a paper that includes this figure in an open access journal where the author retains copyright to the paper and allows the journal to apply the CC-BY ...
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how to indicate permission when reusing a figure from a published study [duplicate]
This is a follow-up to my previous question regarding the inclusion of a figure in my grant proposal.
I followed the necessary steps and obtained permission, which was granted free of charge. I ...
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Copyright-free maps for journal figures
I am writing an epidemiology paper for an academic journal, and would like to have a figure showing the map of a geographical region of interest.
My current map was generated with OpenStreetMap data, ...
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Are we allowed to use the figures of a published paper in our poster/oral presentation at a conference by citing the source of figures?
Is an author (coauthor or corresponding author) of an already published paper in a journal (IOP and Elsevier) allowed to use figures of the (already-) published paper in their poster or oral ...
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If research papers include images, do they need to state the source of the image?
Images are the main component of the raw information in papers related to image processing. Many of the research papers implement the proposed work on images like Lena, Barbara.
I understand that ...
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Is it legal to post accepted manuscript to GitHub Pages if embargo has ended for personal website?
I have published my article with Taylor & Francis. For the respective journal, there is no embargo period concerning the publication of the accepted manuscript on the author's personal website - I ...
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How to release the copyright of a published book?
Nearly five years ago, I have published my book, and now I requested the publishing company to release the copyright and return it to me. They agreed as an exception, however, they want me to pay them ...
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Can a co-first authored paper be part of my thesis?
I am at an Australian university studying Ph.D. I have written five first-authored papers related to my thesis topic during my Ph.D. candidature. 3 of them are published. 2 of them are under review ...
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Am I allowed to post screenshots of tables/figures of my paper on Twitter?
I always share my research on twitter and like to summarize my results in a short thread. In these threads, I usually add screenshots of figures or tables showing the results. However, I was wondering:...
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I am a research student working on a book, should I be included as coauthor?
I realise similar questions have been asked previously, but I believe the circumstances here differ in some respects.
My former boss and I worked as practitioners in a particular field for several ...
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What is "Title, if not author" in copyright transfer form?
In the ACM Copyright transfer form what is this "Title, if not author" ?
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Is comminit dot com a scam site?
I recently published an open-access paper. Shortly after, someone from the 'Communication Initiative' reached out, regarding a 'summary' of the paper which they would like to share, asking me if I'd ...
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Copyright Rules Regarding Figure Reproduction
A paper I wrote was recently accepted for publication. In one of our figures, we report our results juxtaposed against results from another paper published in a different journal. To perform a ...
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Can I collect published images of biological specimens in a database for scientific purposes?
I'd like to create a database with published photographs of some biological species to use them for scientific research, but I have questions according copyright law.
Can I use published images in a ...
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Can (or should) text from a study protocol be reused when preparing a manuscript for submission to an academic journal?
In an attempt to follow best practices in open sciences, I drafted, published, and shared a protocol for a systematic literature review. I have since completed the data collection and extraction ...
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Copyright transfer of with inclusion of previously CC licensed content
When publishing in a non-open access journal, one (Author) is usually required to sign a copyright transfer agreement with the Publisher such as this.
Now, when the paper includes some work, say a ...
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Can a journal prohibit an author from releasing the article after the embargo in a public repository/website, such as ResearchGate?
A few days ago, I received an email from the IEEE copyright team informing me that one of my articles had been removed from my researchgate account due to a copyright violation. However, after the ...
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What to do when a section of a published paper has a section which contains similar results as mine?
I had a research article posted in arXiv on November 2020 and it is currently in review by a leading journal, I call it J1.
Today when I was browsing research papers, I found that a research paper has ...
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Where/how can I find out if I can use this paper commercially vs for research purposes only?
I wanted to implement this paper for commercial purposes, but the licence for use is not mentioned at all.
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1902.09104.pdf
Dynamic Feature Fusion for Semantic Edge Detection
Where/...
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Arxiv after acceptance
I had submitted a paper, say X-1, on a reputed Springer (Birkhauser) journal of our field. After two major revisions I received an Ad hoc email from the editor which says that the paper is accepted, ...
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Posting an author's accepted manuscript on arXiv
Many journals allows one to post an author's accepted manuscript online, provided some embargo period has lapsed and an acknowledgment is included. For example, for Springer Nature journals, an ...
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If a journal publishes my article against my will, do they have the right to request a publication charge?
Three years ago, I submited my paper to a journal. On their website there was an impact factor. After submitting my work, I discovered that the stated impact factor is not official and the journal ...
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Switch license between arxiv preprint and accepted manuscript for Elsevier publication
I want to submit a paper to Elsevier (yes, I know, evil me - there are specific reasons). Elsevier allows sharing preprints "anywhere at any time". Later, one is allowed to "update a ...
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How to deal with journals requesting incomplete / incorrect attribution for images taken from other sources?
I recently submitted an article containing several images from other publications. I made sure to give the appropriate attribution both for open access images (including stating e.g. CC BY 4.0), as ...
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Copyright issue of recorded video game when publishing research paper about it?
Background: I'm preparing research about a music-based arcade game, playable in the arcade game center. Requiring video dataset (including music in it), I recorded videos from the game playing by ...
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Code in a conference paper: should I put license terms there?
I am currently writing a conference paper (an IEEE conf, if that matters) in which I include a piece of code. Pertaining to the license of the code, should I, at the beginning of the code, write ...
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Do Research Papers have Public Domain Expiration Date?
Do research papers have a Public Domain Expiration Date? simmilar of what happens to literature books
For example, let's consider a research paper of James C. Maxwell: XVIII.—Experiments on Colour, as ...
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Can I delete figures on accepted manuscript?
I am now in panic. One of my paper got accepted by journal. However, I am stuck with the copyright from two figures I have used in my research paper. These two figures ( these two from open access ...
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Non-Disclosure Agreement & Data Publication
I am an Industrial Ph.D. and the company involved in my Ph.D. provides data for my research.
I signed an NDA with the company since the data comes from proprietary source I cannot disclose.
The main ...
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Publishing figures in conference abstracts - will this constitute formal “publication” that will preclude our publication of this figure in journal?
I have a manuscript in final stages of editing to submit it for publication, most likely to an ACS journal. My advisor would also like me to present this research in the upcoming ACS conference. I ...
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What are copyright infringement examples in the academia? [closed]
Does anyone have copyright infringement examples in the Academia?
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Can I publish a yellow paper written when I was employed?
I am a developer graduate in Artificial Intelligence. I wrote an interesting draft document seeking feedback from fellow developers, and data scientists.
The paper was about stream reasoning and how I ...
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How to properly adapt academic papers obtained from a university to private companies?
My post is more related to private research than academic research, but as I think they could be strongly related, I thought this would be the most appropriate place to ask.
I have recently started ...
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Can I publish open access articles on my personal website?
I have written a couple of articles for a print journal which I found, at the time of publication, were available online for free as Open Access. This was around two years ago. Can I also publish them ...
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Why do "Author's Rights" in "Consent to Publish" agreements allow pre-print publications?
I have published in journal X and given them the rights to my work. In the "Author's Rights" clause, it says that I am allowed to post my work to pre-print servers (in the form immediately ...
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Posting an open access IEEE paper to Researchgate
I am wondering if I can upload my accepted early access IEEE paper to Researchgate for public viewing?
The paper has the following "This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 ...
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IEEE Copyright and replacing previous ArXiv/TechRxiv versions
I know that similar questions have been posted before but i cannot find a specific and complete answer.
Suppose that i post a preprint article on ArXiv/TechRxiv. Then, i submit the paper to an IEEE ...