Copyright Toolkit

Know Your Rights

Publishing articles and works is a common endeavor on campuses and throughout education. Access to publishing tips and how the process typically works will be important in knowing where to publish and what your rights as an author are. Questions you need to ask are how you are able to use your works after they are published. Some publishers will severely limit how you can us your work, while others allow a lot of options. There is no quick and easy answer to what rights you will retain. Our Predatory Journals guide provides additional information on this area.

Inquiries Journal Blog: 5 Tips for Publishing Your First Academic Article
SPARC: Author Rights
Sherpa/Romeo: Search tool for publisher copyright policies & self-archiving
Scholar's Copyright Addendum Engine: Tool that helps you retain certain rights to your work
Know Your Copy Rights: Site for librarians developing programs for academic users