web working papers

On 3/29/97, Ben Monachino <rictylbam1[_at_]aol.com> wrote:
>
> Re: web working papers
>
> On 97-03-28, Iris Brest <ibrest[_at_]internet.stem.com> writes:
> >
> > I suppose the contributor was concerned, at least in part, about
> > whether he remained in a position to transfer to the publisher
> > those rights the publisher demanded -- whether he could warrant
> > that this would be the first publication, which I believe is
> > required by many scholarly journals, whether he needed to disclose
> > that his transfer of copyright was subject to a prior license,
> > whether the journal would publish the work if he did so
>
> Good point. My first analysis was from the point of view of the
> library, and whether the library would be able to continue publish
> the document. I think Iris Brest's point that a writer/library
> contract may affect a Journal's willingness to publish raises a
> contractual question that would have to be negotiated on a case by
> case basis. Thus, a contributer would certainly do well to find out
> whether a Journal would accept a paper that has had its drafts
> published on the web. A contributor could argue that the working
> papers are not the final drafts, thus, the Journal is still the
> first publisher of the final version of the article. Whether a
> Journal would accept that is another question that I cannot answer.

In "The Internet and the Journal," the editors of NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (332:1709-10, 1995) explain why their policy is to reject any research that has been disclosed to the general public by any unreviewed medium including the Internet.

Albert Henderson, Editor, PUBLISHING RESEARCH QUARTERLY <70244.1532[_at_]compuserve.com> Received on Wed Apr 02 1997 - 13:28:01 GMT