From: Anali Perry <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2017 19:02:06 +0000

Hi everyone,

The American Psychological Association started a “*pilot program*
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.apa.org_pubs_authors_unauthorized-2Dinternet-2Dposting.aspx&d=DwMFaQ&c=AGbYxfJbXK67KfXyGqyv2Ejiz41FqQuZFk4A-1IxfAU&r=AWkoHy2Tq_E0tkUvNz6mKjMl8ZLrQw6iz2j71wK-ukk&m=ex_QB1Tx_nFlv9P7Q7dfA-lkZlx2KdOztVCoHpL5w9w&s=AIHrq_4c7mawAbuKNrF0f-8zC489xu3CRBv0SLZX878&e=>”
issuing takedown notices to authors who had posted the final published pdfs
of their articles on personal websites, ResearchGate, and Academia.edu
(among other sites).

To be perfectly clear, APA is operating well within their rights here–
authors did *sign an agreement*
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.apa.org_pubs_authors_publication-2Drights-2Dform.pdf&d=DwMFaQ&c=AGbYxfJbXK67KfXyGqyv2Ejiz41FqQuZFk4A-1IxfAU&r=AWkoHy2Tq_E0tkUvNz6mKjMl8ZLrQw6iz2j71wK-ukk&m=ex_QB1Tx_nFlv9P7Q7dfA-lkZlx2KdOztVCoHpL5w9w&s=RxpNgGfi7Qti23dDzN9_K9RiOQxlSV2vJ9K3YasNfcE&e=>
granting APA copyright to their works, and APA grants back the right for
authors to archive their final accepted manuscript (or post prints), but
not the final version of record.  However, the step of issuing these
notices directly to authors is unusual, since it dispels the illusion that
they still have the rights to share their work however they like,
especially on scholarly social networks. This makes them more likely to
re-evaluate their publishing options.

Here are a few sources for commentary:

   - The Scientist - *Authors Peeved by APA’s article Takedown Pilot*
   <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.the-2Dscientist.com_-3Farticles.view_articleNo_49670_title_Authors-2DPeeved-2Dby-2DAPA-2Ds-2DArticle-2DTakedown-2DPilot_-26utm-5Fcampaign-3DNEWSLETTER-5FTS-5FThe-2DScientist-2DDaily-5F2016&d=DwMFaQ&c=AGbYxfJbXK67KfXyGqyv2Ejiz41FqQuZFk4A-1IxfAU&r=AWkoHy2Tq_E0tkUvNz6mKjMl8ZLrQw6iz2j71wK-ukk&m=ex_QB1Tx_nFlv9P7Q7dfA-lkZlx2KdOztVCoHpL5w9w&s=XEh48XFxCdIuGmvcMF1CrqRhwb037PDfwkFnc0ccQ-I&e=>
   - Retraction Watch: *Researchers protest publisher’s orders to remove
   papers from their websites*
   <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__retractionwatch.com_2017_06_14_researchers-2Dprotest-2Dpublishers-2Dorders-2Dremove-2Dpapers-2Dwebsites_&d=DwMFaQ&c=AGbYxfJbXK67KfXyGqyv2Ejiz41FqQuZFk4A-1IxfAU&r=AWkoHy2Tq_E0tkUvNz6mKjMl8ZLrQw6iz2j71wK-ukk&m=ex_QB1Tx_nFlv9P7Q7dfA-lkZlx2KdOztVCoHpL5w9w&s=YFAAjS35qVZkm7pvwe7_wzMun6DhYkzfHQ975IyK7LA&e=>
   - Update: a member of the APA board of directors, *Ian Gutierrez,
   tweeted*
   <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_IanAGutierrez_status_875367977037815808&d=DwMFaQ&c=AGbYxfJbXK67KfXyGqyv2Ejiz41FqQuZFk4A-1IxfAU&r=AWkoHy2Tq_E0tkUvNz6mKjMl8ZLrQw6iz2j71wK-ukk&m=ex_QB1Tx_nFlv9P7Q7dfA-lkZlx2KdOztVCoHpL5w9w&s=RE0E1jdQQcY8GNk3pGVAl909i-u9qB1pgqoIMeDO84I&e=>
   today that APA will suspend this program, but the formal announcement has
   not yet been posted.


Get out the popcorn and enjoy!

Anali Maughan Perry
Associate Librarian - Collections & Scholarly Communication
ASU Library
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