Learning outcomes:
- Examine funding compliance requirements
- Interpret author submission guidelines
- Integrate the Think, Check, Submit process
- Manage author rights
Participant questions:
The following questions were asked by participants that attended the Submit Your Manuscript presentation. Please click on each question to see the corresponding response.
What if I don't have the budget or funding to cover Article Processing Charges (APCs)
If your funding agency won’t cover the costs for APCs or the Publisher doesn’t provide waivers, there are open access journals that don’t charge fees.
You can find these open access journals in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). On the homepage you’ll see a button that says “journals without fees”.
Is there a Creative Commons License that is recommended?
For help deciding which creative commons license best fits your needs, check out the Creative Commons License Chooser.
Do I need to be affiliated with Columbia to access the resources from the presentation?
To view a recording of this presentation you’ll have to sign in with your UNI from the Get Pumped for Publishing series webpage. Some of the resources discussed in this presentation such as Creative Commons, SPARC, Think. Check. Submit., and Sherpa Romeo are publicly available resources.
What are the best resources available from Columbia University to help me submit my manuscript?
The key campus resources to help with submitting your manuscript are:
Once my manuscript is accepted, what do I do next?
Once your manuscript is accepted, you’ll want to track compliance with your funder, if applicable. For example, if you’re funded by the NIH you’ll want to make sure that your publication is deposited into PubMed Central and receives PMCID.
You can also strategize for research dissemination, and track your author metrics which is discussed in the final part of the Get Pumped for Publishing series: Build Your Reputation & Expand your Network.
How do I track my publications?
You can create researcher profiles and use persistent identifiers which will be discussed in the Get Pumped for Publishing series: Build Your Reputation & Expand your Network.
How can I find funding for my research?
There are a lot of great tools to help you find funding. You can get a sense of the top funders at Columbia University, by using the Web of Science analyze results feature, as discussed in the presentation. In addition you can explore PIVOT , Early Career Faculty Funding, and Irving Institute .
Do I need to be compliant with the public access policy as soon as my paper is published?
Details on compliance requirements depend on your funding source and their compliance policy. I’d recommend looking at the policy documents directly and reaching out to Columbia University's Sponsored Projects Administration for guidance.
What happens if I am not compliant with my funder?
Repercussions of non-compliance depend on who the funder is and the funding agreement. Typically, non-compliance would impact future funding you can receive.
Why do some open access journal charge, and others do not?
Some open access journals have article process charges (APCs) to cover publishing, peer-review, editing costs, etc. Some open access journals may have a different financial model, such as grant funding, allowing them to offer no-fee publishing.
The purpose of these APCs should be transparent, using the Think. Check. Submit. checklist can help you evaluate the credibility of a journal.
This is part 2 of 3 in the Get Pumped for Publishing Series.