General | Journal Author Rights & Permissions

    General | Journal Author Rights & Permissions



    I. Definitions and Terminology


    Versions of the Article


    Author’s Original (AO): the article before it has been submitted for peer review or other quality assurance procedures as part of the publication process.


    Accepted Manuscript (AM): a version of the article after completion of peer review, including any revisions made as a result of the peer review or quality assurance procedures as part of the publication process. This version does not include any copy edits, improvements, or corrections made by our editorial staff.


    Final Published Version (FPV): the peer-reviewed, edited, formatted, and typeset version of the article, including any tagging, indexing, and other enhancements made by our editorial staff.


    Version of Record (VoR): the Version of Record includes any copy edits, improvements, or corrections made by our editorial staff during copy editing and includes the styles/formats used in the Common Ground journal template and/or the typeset proof. Not only does the article contain all the changes from the copyediting process, journal formatting/branding, etc., but it is also the version maintained and curated by the publisher, who has the responsibility to ensure that any corrections or retractions are applied in a timely and consistent way.


    II. Ownership of the Copyright


    Any previously binding agreements with an agency, your employer, or any other commissioning party hold precedence over the author’s copyright from Common Ground Research Networks and are equally bound to the same copyright limitations as the author(s) as specified in the Publishing Agreement.



    III. Rights and Permissions under Terms of Traditional Publication


    Traditional Publication


    Under the traditional publishing agreement option, the author(s) grant Common Ground Research Networks an exclusive international license to publish the work in all formats. publication by any entity other than Common Ground Research Networks must be pre-approved through a reprint agreement with Common Ground Research Networks. The author(s) may make complimentary electronic or printed copies of the work for the classes they teach. They may archive an Author’s Original (AO) without any restriction. The author(s) may also archive their Accepted Manuscript (AM) version based on the terms found below. In all cases, the work must attribute the creator(s) and the publisher, including copyright terms, as indicated below in Section III, paragraph two. Without an Open Access agreement, the author(s) and co-author(s) may not post the Version of Record (VoR) of the work to commercial repositories or social media sites such as academia.edu or ResearchGate. They may post the title, the abstract, and a link to the Common Ground bookstore on these or other websites.


    When attributing the creator(s) and publisher of an article under our Terms of Traditional publication, we kindly request that the attribution include a full citation (authors, publication year, article title, journal title, volume, issue, page range, and DOI hyperlink) and acknowledge the following copyright terms: “© Common Ground Research Networks, Authors, All Rights Reserved. Permissions: support@cgnetworks.org


    Traditional Publication Archiving Permissions


    Author’s Original (AO) 


    • The author(s) may archive AO (before peer review) materials in the repository of their choice without restriction.
    • The AO is allowed to be archived on any institutional repository, open or closed.
    • Archiving of the AO has no embargo period.
    • Archiving of the AO must be accompanied by attribution to the creator(s) and the publisher, including copyright terms, as indicated above in Section III, paragraph two.


    Accepted Manuscript (AM) 


    • Immediately upon acceptance, authors are permitted to submit the AM version of their manuscript with a CC-BY license or a CC-BY-ND license if required, to their funding body or institution for inclusion in their funding body or institution's database, archive, or designated repository. This is the version of the paper accepted for publication after changes resulting from peer review but before editing, formatting, and production of the final PDF by CGRN staff. There are no fees associated with this option.
    • Before depositing the AM to a repository, authors are asked to insert the following statement on the title page and in the acknowledgments of the manuscript:
      • This manuscript was accepted for publication, and you go no further in the publication workflow: [JOURNAL NAME] on [insert date].
      • If the author continues with the publication workflow, a link with the article DOI also must be included 


    Final Published Version (FPV) / Version of Record (VoR) 


    • The author(s) may not archive the Final Published Version (FPV) or Version of Record (VoR) Archiving under the terms of our Terms of Traditional publication model. Archiving of these versions is only available under the terms and permissions of Open Access publication (located in Section IV).


    Traditional Publication Re-use Permissions


    Author’s Original (AO)


    • The author(s) may use the AO materials on a personal website without restriction, provided proper attribution is given to the creator(s) and the publisher, including copyright terms, as indicated above in Section III, paragraph two.


    Accepted Manuscript (AM) 


    • The author(s) may re-use the Accepted Manuscript (AM) as follows:
      • The author(s) may re-use/republish in a noncommercial work only if it is written or edited by the contributing author(s) and provided proper attribution is given to the creator(s) and the publisher, including copyright terms, as indicated above in Section III, paragraph two.
      • The article title, keywords, and abstract may appear on the website of the author(s) institution or the author(s) personal website; in these cases, the website must also provide proper attribution to the creator(s) and the publisher, including copyright terms, as indicated above in Section III, paragraph two.


    Final Published Version (FPV) / Version of Record (VoR)


    • Under the terms of the Traditional publication agreement, in no circumstances is the author permitted any re-use of the Publisher's PDF. Any and all re-use of the Publisher's PDF must be arranged through a permissions request or through a reprint agreement.


    Traditional Publication Distribution Permissions


    Author’s Original (AO), Accepted Manuscript (AM), Final Published Version (FPV) / Version of Record (VoR) PDF Distribution


    • The author(s) may supply the PDF to:
      • students and/or use the article for teaching purposes.
      • a research colleague at an academic institution.
      • to authorities for institutional funding evaluations and rankings (such as the RAE).


    IV. Rights and Permissions under Terms of Open Access Publication

     

    All our journals are Hybrid Open Access. We currently offer two Open Access pathways for authors, each with different rights and permissions terms:


    Open Acess (CC-BY-NC-ND)



    Gold Open Acess (CC-BY)


    • Creative Commons License: (CC-BY)
    • Attribution 4.0 International
      • Allows archiving, distribution, and re-use, with attribution
      • Anyone may archive the article
      • Anyone may distribute the article
      • Anyone may re-use the article, including commercial use


    Green Open Access Compliant

    • Immediately upon acceptance, authors are permitted to submit the AM version of their manuscript with a CC-BY license or a CC-BY-ND license if required, to their funding body or institution for inclusion in their funding body or institution's database, archive, or designated repository. This is the version of the paper accepted for publication after changes resulting from peer review but before editing, formatting, and production of the final PDF by CGRN staff. There are no fees associated with this option.
    • Before depositing the AM to a repository, authors are asked to insert the following statement on the title page and in the acknowledgments of the manuscript:
      • This manuscript was accepted for publication, and you go no further in the publication workflow: [JOURNAL NAME] on [insert date].
      • If the author continues with the publication workflow, a link with the article DOI must be included. 




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