UKSG Transfer Working Group Announces Improvements to the Code of Practice with Release of Version 3.0

摘要

The UKSG Transfer Working Group announced the release of the Transfer Code of Practice Version 3.0. The new version has a number of key updates dealing with new content types, clarification of subscriber types, journal URLs and redirects, nomenclature, and the timing and content of communications. Over a period of 18 months the Transfer Working Group revised and improved upon the previous version of the Code (released in September 2008) and sought feedback from the community through a public review process. Publishers will now be encouraged to follow the new version. Those publishers who endorse Transfer's principles by agreeing to align their procedures with the Code, and to apply them in practice, will be considered 'Transfer Compliant.