Resources and Guides

Scholarly Communication, what are the issues?

A list of issues in the current scholarly communication system.  

Open Access Explained!

A short animation created by two PHD students (Nick Shockey and Jonathan Eisen) explains what open access is all about. 

Why Open Access?

A quick answer from SPARC (Scholarly Publishing Academic Resources Coalition).

Princeton University Open Access Policy

Information about the university Open Access Policy.

Research Funder Open Access Mandates

A flyer summarizes open access requirements for publications and data for the top five Princeton funding agencies. 

What rights you should retain when publishing?

A practical guide for authors to retain rights for future use when submitting journal articles.

Princeton Copyright Website

A starting point for your copyright questions.

Princeton Scholarly Communications Guide

A resource to help you better understand Scholarly Communications issues.