Publishing Resources

Writing for Publication Help Guide (Carleton Library)

Publish, Not Perish - The Art & Craft of Publishing in Scholarly Journals - From University of Colorado Libraries, this online research tutorial focuses on publishing in scholarly journals.

Funding Agencies

Research Professional - Research Professional is a database of funding opportunities covering all disciplines.

Access to Research Results: Guiding Principles - As principle funders of research, SSHRC (Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council), CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) & NSERC (Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council) are working together to make research results as widely available and accessible as possible. Links to funding agency policies that promote access to research results.

Author Rights (copyright)

If you sign a traditional publication agreement, many rights go to the journal, and may limit how you can use your own work. Addendums are available to modify the agreement before you sign, which would allow you to distribute copies in a class or to colleagues, or to place on a webpage or in an online repository.

Self-Archiving (Using Institutional Repositories)

CURVE - Carleton's institutional repository suite - collects, preserves and makes accessible Carleton's digital research and teaching materials.

Sherpa Romeo - Use Sherpa Romeo to discover the OA policy and permissions that are normally given as part of each publisher’s copyright transfer agreement. Search by journal title, publisher or acronym.

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