Difference between revisions of "Phenoscape data policy"
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* Availability and citation of unpublished data | * Availability and citation of unpublished data | ||
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Revision as of 15:11, 28 September 2008
This is a draft of the Phenoscape Data Policy, which applies to both submitters and users.
Phenoscape Data Policy vers 4.18.08
Phenoscape is intended to enhance knowledge and progress in the scientific community. For this reason, the contents of Phenoscape are made available according to the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license [1]. This license allows any party to distribute, reuse, and derive works from the data for commercial or non-commercial uses provided that appropriate attribution is given.
Users are requested to cite the original paper (or, in some cases, unpublished manuscript) from which the data was derived, as well as a citation to Phenoscape of the following form:
- Phenoscape, [U.S. National Evolutionary Synthesis Center], http://phenoscape.org; [Date on which data was retrieved].
Contributions to Phenoscape are predominantly based on data reported in the published literature. The copyright to the original publication remains with the original owner. Additionally, as far as technically possible, the identity of the depositor is stored for each record.
Issues for discussion
- Liability
- Permission for commercial use
- Copyright for externally linked images (e.g. in Morpbank)
- Availability and citation of unpublished data
- Acknowledgement of contributor(s)
