When I wrote my October 3 blog entry on how the U.S. trade embargo against Iran constrains IEEE journals when dealing with submissions from Iranian citizens, I didn't have access to the letter from the U.S. Treasury Department clarifying U.S. law. I asked anyone with access to the letter to send it to me, and an anonymous source has just done so. I've forwarded a copy of the letter to our discussion forum.
Bottom line: May IEEE journals edit articles submitted by Iranian citizens? Answer: not without a license from the U.S. government. Excerpt: "The collaboration on and editing of manuscripts submitted by persons in Iran, including activities such as the reordering of paragraphs or sentences, correction of syntax, grammar, and replacement of inappropriate words by U.S. persons, prior to publication, may result in a substantively altered or enhanced product, and is therefore prohibited under ITR § 560.204 unless specifically licensed."
Posted by
Peter Suber at 10/13/2003 04:06:00 PM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
