Author Services

Contact us on any of the topics listed below at library@caltech.edu

What is the NIH Public Access Policy and what must authors do?

• How to Comply with the NIH Public Access Policy
• Revised Policy on Enhancing Public Access to Archived Publications Resulting from NIH-Funded Research (NIH Public Access Policy, 2008)
• NIH Public Access Frequently Asked Questions
• NIH’s May 2, 2008, Revisions to its Public Access Policy FAQ
• Journals that Submit Articles to PubMed Central on the Author's Behalf (NIH)
• NIH Manuscript Submission System -- includes links to submission tutorials & NIHMS grant database

Information for authors on retaining publishing rights, legally sharing and reusing your work

• Retaining Your Rights (Scholarly Publication - MIT Libraries)

Publishing Agreement Addenda 

• Scholar’s Copyright Addendum Engine
• Sparc Addendum
• MIT Addendum
• CIC Authors' Addendum (.pdf)

License to Publish

• Science Commons Scholar's Copyright Project
• Creative Commons

Navigating Publishers’ Contracts

• SHERPA/RoMEO - Publisher Copyright Policies and Author Self-Archiving

Journal Analyses for Authors & Reviewers

Caltech Library will provide information to help authors make informed choices when choosing to review, publish or edit journals.   

• JCR - Use Journal Citation Reports
• Journal Cost-Effectiveness Database
• EigenFactor

Archiving your publications

• Caltech Online Digital Archives

For help, email library@caltech.edu or ask a librarian