{"id":13566,"date":"2025-01-21T13:47:29","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T18:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/?page_id=13566"},"modified":"2025-04-08T09:30:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T13:30:39","slug":"journals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/userguide\/media\/journals\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharing Journals & Copyright Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"
When uploading content to the university\u2019s website, it\u2019s important to follow copyright laws. Copyrighted materials, such as journal articles, cannot be uploaded without proper permission.\u00a0Even though the university provides access to a vast collection of academic journals and publications through its subscription services, this does not mean that these materials can be freely redistributed or posted online for public access. This access is intended for personal use, research, and educational purposes, under certain terms and conditions agreed upon with the publishers.<\/p>\n
Website editors must ensure that any content shared complies with copyright laws and licensing terms.<\/strong><\/p>\n Though open access articles are freely available to view, not all are licensed for reproduction<\/strong>. Combined with the fact that many of these PDFs and documents do not meet web accessibility standards, it\u2019s best to link to the source rather than upload or embed the content directly.<\/p>\n Web authors must ensure that any content hosted on a 黑料网 website complies with accessibility guidelines<\/a>. According to 黑料网\u2019s Digital Accessibility Policy<\/a>, all digital content\u2014including PDFs and Word documents\u2014must be fully accessible.<\/p>\n While open-access content can be shared freely, many open-access journal PDFs do not meet accessibility standards<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Rather than redistributing documents directly, we recommend citing and linking<\/strong> to the source. This approach ensures that users access the most current version of the publication and helps prevent accessibility issues associated with hosting non-compliant content.<\/p>\n When referencing journal articles, provide a proper citation. This often includes the author’s name, article title, journal title, volume and issue numbers, year of publication, and a DOI or URL. The citation style you use (AMA<\/a>, APA<\/a>, MLA<\/a>, or other citation style<\/a>) will determine the format of the information. Include a link to the DOI if available, otherwise provide a URL to help readers locate the source.<\/p>\n Tip: most journal databases such as PubMed provide properly formatted citations that can be easily copied and pasted into your website. They often also provide the DOI url.<\/p>\n A DOI (Digital Object Identifier)<\/a> is a unique and permanent link assigned to electronic sources. Unlike URLs, DOIs are static and provide a reliable way to locate sources even if they are moved. This would be the preferred link to use.<\/p>\n Adherence to legal and copyright regulations is essential when sharing published works to avoid infringement.<\/p>\n You may only post a journal article if:<\/p>\n Open access<\/strong> is a publishing model that allows free online access to journal articles, enabling any user to read and use these works legally.<\/p>\n Website editors must ensure that any content shared complies with copyright laws and licensing terms.<\/strong><\/p>\n To legally share published works on your website, respect copyright and licensing agreements, ensure proper citation, and link to the original sources. Following these guidelines will help you responsibly and legally share academic and journalistic content.<\/p>\n If you have specific questions about particular articles or need assistance with permissions, contact the Scholarly Communications Office at 黑料网\u00a0 Libraries<\/a>. Their services<\/a> provide copyright information and education to students, faculty, and staff through consultations, presentations, and classes.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Copyright Compliance When uploading content to the university\u2019s website, it\u2019s important to follow copyright laws. Copyrighted materials, such as journal articles, cannot be uploaded without proper permission.\u00a0Even though the university provides access to a vast collection of academic journals and publications through its subscription services, this does not mean that these materials can be freely … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3206,"featured_media":0,"parent":2216,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-13566","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","odd"],"acf":[],"_links_to":[],"_links_to_target":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3206"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13566"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14185,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13566\/revisions\/14185"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Why You Can\u2019t Upload Copyrighted Journals<\/h2>\n
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What You Can Do Instead<\/h2>\n
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\nLinking vs. Uploading Open Access Articles<\/h2>\n
Accessibility Issues<\/h3>\n
Cite and Link to Journals<\/h3>\n
What is a DOI?<\/h4>\n
\nHow to Verify a Journal’s Open Access Status<\/h2>\n
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Verification Resources<\/h3>\n
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\nSummary<\/h2>\n
\nGetting Help<\/h2>\n
\nOther Resources<\/h2>\n
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