Title
An Investigation of ETDs as Prior Publications: Findings from the 2011 NDLTD Publishers’ Survey
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-14-2011
Abstract
Do publishers and editors of scholarly journals view theses and dissertations that are readily available on the Internet and through convenient Web browsers as prior publications? This has been a topic of discussion for well over a decade in the ETD community, not only of concern to graduate schools and libraries but also among research faculty and their graduate students. At the same time that a growing number of universities worldwide are requiring ETDs and making the research and scholarship of their graduate students publicly available, many faculty advise their students to restrict online access to their theses and dissertations due to concerns about future publication options. This paper reports on the 2011 survey results of journal editors' and university press directors' attitudes toward online theses and dissertations. This data and the open-ended comments from the survey respondents indicate support for open access to ETDs.
Recommended Citation
McMillan, G., Ramirez, M.L., Dalton, J., Read, M., & Seamans, N.H. (2011). An investigation of ETDs as prior publications: Findings from the 2011 NDLTD Publishers’ Survey. Paper presented at the 14th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations, Cape Town, South Africa.
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Do ETDs Deter Publishers? Does Web availability count as prior publication?
Comments
Presented at the 14th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 13-17 September 2011, Cape Town, South Africa, as "Do ETDs Deter Publishers? Does Web availability count as prior publication?" Also included in the Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations.
Published by National Research Foundation, South Africa, 13 September 2011.
ISBN: 978-0-620-51049-3