Copyright

Call for Papers

Copyright, a new open-access, peer-reviewed journal led by a renowned editorial team, seeks papers on all aspects of copyright in the Internet age. The journal features a rapid review and publication time while maintaining rigorous standards regarding the quality of the work. Copyright focuses on detailed research and case studies vetted by peer-review; opinion pieces and shorter communications are also invited and will be accepted at the editors' discretion. Because the journal is open-access, the author retains the copyright to his or her works.

Copyright is structured to be a new type of journal, not just a place to publish ideas but a locus to generate them--vital in an area of academic interest largely composed of subdisciplines of other fields. For instance, while the majority of articles will still be published in the traditional fashion, a novel, collaborative approach has been implemented as well. Potential authors can simply begin contributing to such an article while the system tracks the individuals' contributions. The article is then submitted through the normal review process and, if accepted, authorship is assigned based on the tracked contributions as the last step of the review process.

Copyright is particularly interested in publishing interdisciplinary works and works not normally considered within the purview of such a journal, such as those covering social and political impact of copyright. The journal also encourages lay participation through community projects.

Digital Rights Management
Quantitative studies of the effects of legislation
Scholarly communication and Open Access
Peer-to-peer networks
International copyright
Collaborative authorship
Blogs and other new media
Collaborative filtering
Copyright in developing nations
Social implications of copyright
This list is not intended to be exhaustive. Indeed, high-quality papers relating to any aspect of copyright are welcome.

For guidelines on submissions, or to submit a paper, see the submissions page. The editors of Copyright invite you to submit papers, case studies, and opinion pieces. Registration to be notified of new issues is also available, as is guidance in using the collaborative systems in place.

Call for Participation

Copyright, a new peer-reviewed journal led by a renowned editorial team, requests your participation. The journal aims not only to publish and disseminate top-quality studies of copyright, but also to spur the creation of content through collaboration, and, in so doing, revolutionize the role journals serve while furthering the scholarship of this new field. Copyright also places high priority on education, both by fostering communcation between the academy and the wider world, and just as critically by enabling concerned content creators, consumers, policymakers, and citizens to contribute their ideas and efforts to the creation of new understanding about copyright in the Internet age.

To accomplish these aims, Copyright has implemented a variety of policies and systems, many of which will pose novel problems. We will be continually revising these systems as the needs of the journal evolve, and this is the first call for participation. We need your help to solve problems as they arise, to help write code that will power not only this journal but others as well, and, critically, to suggest improvements and novel ideas as we further develop this concept.

No journal has value without content, and Copyright is no exception. This is the second call for participation: get involved. If you have expertise, contribute, no matter what formal background. You can join a paper in progress or start one of your own. You can start a project. You can discuss the issues of the day in the forums, or design and distribute posters to spread the word. You can start a blog, or do something we haven't thought of yet.

The third and final call is to stay involved. Subscribe to the main journal mailing list. Read the journal and help publicize it. Use the aggregator to stay abreast of the latest news and blog conversations. Subscribe to the major RSS feeds to track updates and changes and collaborations. Participate in a bi-weekly Journal Club led by some of the most prominent experts in the field.