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| Publishing Policies | Ethics & Responsibility | Declaration of Conflicting Policy |
SCAD Independent takes issues of copyright
infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very
seriously. We seek to protect the rights of our authors and us always
investigate claims of plagiarism or misuse of published articles. Equally, we
seek to protect the reputation of the journal against malpractice. Submitted
articles may be checked with duplication-checking software. Where an article,
for example, is found to have plagiarized other work or included third-party
copyright material without permission or with insufficient acknowledgment, or
where the authorship of the article is contested, we reserve the right to take
action including, but not limited to: publishing an erratum or corrigendum
(correction); retracting the article; taking up the matter with the head of
department or dean of the author's institution and/or relevant academic bodies
or societies; or taking appropriate legal action.
The author should disclose any prior distribution
and/or publication of any portion of the material to the Editor for the
Editor’s consideration and ensure that appropriate attribution to the prior
distribution and/or publication of the material is included.
On
the following pages, you may find information about SCAD Independent Publishing
Policies:
Contributor Agreement
SCAD Independent requires the author as the rights
holder to sign a Journal Contributor’s Publishing Agreement for all articles we
publish. SCAD Independent Publishing Agreement is a license agreement under
which the author retains copyright in the work but grants SCAD Independent the
sole and exclusive right and license to publish for the full legal term of
copyright. Exceptions may exist where the assignment of copyright is required or
preferred by a proprietor other than SCAD Independent. In this case copyright
in the work will be assigned from the author to the society (Open Access).
Author e-Prints
Complimentary Author Copies
SCAD Independent supports a range of author benefit
policies, which vary by journal. The most common policy among SCAD Independent
journals is to provide authors with a complimentary digital copy of their final
article, called an e-print. E-prints are sent automatically to the
corresponding authors following the article's initial publication and issue
publication (if applicable) and include a link for downloading the final
article PDF. The corresponding author can share the link and/or PDF with
co-authors, and can also share the PDF in certain other uses as explained in
SCAD Independent Archiving and Re-Use policy. If a journal's policy is an
exception to the standard policy, the specific terms for that journal will be
supplied in the author's Contributor Agreement.
Ordering Print Copies
If an author would like to purchase a print copy of
the issue in which their article appears, they will receive a 30% discount off
the standard single issue price. Single issue prices are listed in the
"Subscribe" tab of each journal's website.
Corrections & Crossmark Policies
Version of Record and SCAD Independent Corrections
Policy
In an effort to better serve our researchers,
librarians, and others in the academic community, SCAD Independent believes the clarity in the publishing record is a critical component of information
distribution. Recognizing a published article as a finalized “Version of
Record” establishes the expectation that it can be relied upon as accurate,
complete, and citable. SCAD Independent defines this Version of Record as the
article paginated in a volume and issue or the initial article publication for
open-access journals (Open Access journals do not publish any additional
versions such as paginated issue/volume versions).
Corrections prior to the Version of Record
Because articles can be read and cited as soon as
they are published (including OnlineFirst publication), any changes thereafter
could potentially impact those who read and cited the earlier version. SCAD
Independent provides authors with an opportunity to review article proofs prior
to publication with the express goal of ensuring the accuracy of the content.
Publishing an erratum or corrigendum increases the likelihood readers will find
out about the change and also explains the specifics of the change.
When an article is published Online First but not
yet published in an issue, limited corrections may be made at the discretion of
the journal and SCAD Independent.
Version of Record
When an article is published in an issue (or an
Open Access article is first published), it is considered the Version of
Record. SCAD Independent is committed to preserving the integrity and
transparency of the Version of Record. If a significant error is discovered,
SCAD Independent may publish an erratum or corrigendum notice to alert all
readers.
SCAD Independent takes issues of copyright infringement,
plagiarism and other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously.
In the rare cases where a breach of publication ethics or copyright
infringement is discovered, SCAD Independent reserves the right to take
appropriate action to correct the academic record, including but not limited
to: publishing an erratum or corrigendum; publishing an expression of concern
linked to the article; retracting the article and publishing an accompanying
retraction notice; or removing an article for legal reasons and replacing the
removed the article with a notice.
Corrections to Supplemental Material files and
Research Data files on Figshare
Supplemental Material files published by SCAD
Independent is considered to be permanent records. Supplemental Material files
and Research Data files may be hosted on Fig share and are assigned DOIs. If
there is a substantive change to a Supplemental Material file or Research Data
file, SCAD Independent may publish a notice to alert all readers. If the change
is considered not to be significant then a replacement file may be released,
without the need for separate notification. Versioning details will be added to
the first page of the file.
SCAD Independent Crossmark Policy
Building upon our commitment of a reliable Version
of Record and our Corrections policy, as outlined above, SCAD Independent also
participates in the Crossmark program. This program allows readers to quickly
and easily access the status of a piece of published content, including
updates, corrections, and retractions, as well as provide valuable article
metadata.
On SCAD Independent Books and Journals you will now
see the Crossmark button, both on HTML and PDF versions of our articles.
Clicking on the button makes a pop-up box appear that shows the reader the current
status of the article (for example, up-to-date, updates available, or
retracted), as well as also displaying any additional information or metadata
SCAD Independent has supplied to Crossmark.