From: Christine Roysdon <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 08:49:04 -0500

We find it useful in determining the value of various journals to our
own university researchers working on various grants.

Christine Roysdon
Director for Collections & Scholarly Communication
Lehigh University, Library and Technology Services
8B Packer Avenue
610-758-3049


On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 10:27 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> From: "Williams, Ginger" <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2017 01:01:55 +0000
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> I don't know that publishers care much, although that may be changing
> as government agencies begin requiring that research they fund be made
> available to public at no charge after a limited embargo period.
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> Many finders require that the funding source be acknowledged.
> Acknowledging funders is also good ethical practice, as funders may
> have interests that can unconsciously bias research directions and
> interpretations. For example, research on tobacco use funded by
> tobacco companies is likely to be carefully scrutinized due to
> potential for bias.
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>
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> > On Feb 19, 2017, at 6:25 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> > From: Rehana Raza <[log in to unmask]>
> > Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2017 21:51:45 +0500
> >
> > Can anyone explain, how important it is for publishers to collect
> > funding details from authors?
> >
> > Rehanna