Rightsback.org Termination of Transfer Tool
In October of 2016, we launched a new online tool at rightsback.org, made with our allies at Creative Commons and […]
Brush Up on Your Open Access Knowledge With Our OA Handbook
Just in time for Open Access Week, we’re highlighting our guidebook, Understanding Open Access: When, Why, & How To Make
Authors Alliance Partners With the Internet Archive to Make Books Available
Since the release of our guide to Understanding Rights Reversion in 2015, we have featured a number of “Rights Reversion
This Open Access Week, learn about regaining rights with our new tool
Just in time for Open Access Week, we are pleased to announce the launch of a brand-new online tool made
Is it time for authors to leave SSRN?
Since we first heard of mega-publisher Elsevier’s acquisition of SSRN, the popular social sciences pre-print and working paper repository, we
Authors Alliance Presents Elsevier With Principles for Openness in SSRN
The recent purchase of the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) by Elsevier has caused a great deal of concern among
After Reversion: Tracking Down Digital Copies
After you get your rights back with Understanding Rights Reversion, how will you make your work newly available? The internet
Principles For Reassuring Authors of SSRN-Posted Papers Under Elsevier’s Ownership
Note: This post was updated on June 2, 2016 in order to reflect changes in the final list of principles
Elsevier buying SSRN and the future of open scholarship in the social sciences
In a move signalling further consolidation in scholarly communication, Elsevier announced yesterday its purchase of SSRN, a popular working paper
Moving Toward a “Moral Right” of Attribution in U.S. Copyright Law
Authors Alliance Executive Director Michael Wolfe When Authors Alliance launched two years ago with its Principles and Proposals for Copyright