FW: [SERIALST] Duel publication question Hamaker, Charles 06 Dec 2006 19:40 UTC
I am forwarding below a response from Phil Davis at his request regarding the dual publication query. Chuck Hamaker Before developing an opinion on this matter, there are several unanswered questions: (1) Does the second article include a clear statement of republication? Haworth Press routinely republishes articles in its monographs but are clear to state that these articles were originally published elsewhere. Emerald didn't do this and it was a chief reason for considering their act as being unethical. (2) Was it an isolated incident, of is there evidence that Sage is doing this systematically (like Emerald). It may be worthwhile for you to search the two journals involved and see whether there is any evidence of routine duplication between these two titles. Legally, once an author signs over copyright, the publisher owns the content. That doesn't make republication an ethical act, and if you piss off an author, you may be sacrificing future submissions. (3) But most importantly, it would be worthwhile to see what Sage has to say on this matter and if/how they are going to deal with the situation. Publishing is a public act, so you should not feel nervous about making public details about what you have found and for asking Sage to make a public comment. Philip M. Davis PhD Student (and former Science Librarian) Department of Communication 336 Kennedy Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 email: pmd8@cornell.edu work phone: 607 255-0354 web: http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/pmd8/ > >-----Original Message----- >From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum >[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Blackwell, Lisa >Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 11:42 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." > >