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Revista Facultad de Ingeniería Universidad de Antioquia

Print version ISSN 0120-6230

Rev.fac.ing.univ. Antioquia  no.86 Medellín Jan./Mar. 2018

https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.redin.n86a01 

Editorial

Editorial

Maryory Astrid Gómez Botero1 

Editor-in-Chief, Revista Facultad de Ingeniería

1Editor-in-Chief, Revista Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia.


A scientific publication can be described as the set of elements and procedures supporting, controlling, and disseminating the process researchers use to present their results with the purpose of contributing to the circulation of knowledge. An electronic scientific publication is a scientific work using digital format for editing purposes, in the available resources. The digital technology has facilitated the work dissemination and along with the production and distribution, it has allowed limitless access to data searching and compiling. It is the responsibility of the user to respect the rights around different sources leading to one of the fundamental characteristics -not yet resolved- in the production of digital material: The concept of intellectual property.

Accordingly, the intellectual works are protected by copyrights, along with the electronic edition, distribution, and so on. However, information is considered a public good, there is no protection for ideas, so for society to make use of these ideas, its free dissemination is essential, being completely coherent that both, the author and the journal, receive the incentive for their work and for the support and distribution of the material, respectively.

Some advantages of electronic resources such as the speed of dissemination, the costs of publication, the ease of search and compilation, are opposed to some disadvantages such as the ease of copying, partial or total modification without permission of the author, publication of material without scientific rigor in digital media, situations certainly affecting the moral and patrimonial rights of the authors.

Copyright is a legal discipline conferring the patrimonial and moral rights to the creator/author of a work. It is the direct and enduring connection of the author with his work, and of the work with society. The purpose of copyright is to protect the author/right holders against infringement, to guarantee commercial dissemination and to safeguard the products [1]. Moral rights are personal and non-transferable, corresponding exclusively to the author of a work; they are inalienable, recognizing the paternity of the author on the work and respect for the integrity of it. These rights grant the author bundle of different rights regarding their work [2]:

  • -To cite the authors and the title of the publication each time it is used, published or disclosed.

  • -To avoid transformations or adaptations, if these affect the author’s reputation.

  • -To keep the work unpublished or publish it anonymously or under a pseudonym.

  • -To modify the work at any time and withdraw it from the circulation, after payment of any compensation involved.

These rights appear with the creation of the work, without the need for registration and belong to the author, they cannot be alienated, or seized, and are endless.

The patrimonial rights are economic, waivable, can be seized, expropriated, are transferable and temporary, they cannot be used without the consent of the holder of the same. The author or owner of the patrimonial rights may assign the rights to another person or authorize their use (copy, reproduction, public presentation, translation, adaptation, etc.) considering time limits, coverage and economic retribution [2]

Generally, when an author publishes an article in a journal, he transfers the patrimonial or exploitation rights to the journal through a "copyright transfer letter" or an "edition agreement" prior to the publication of the article. Thus, the journal is authorized to:

  • Reproduction: Fixation of the article in a media that allows its communication and obtaining copies of all or part of it.

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Attribution: This license allows others to distribute, remix, adjust and build upon their work, even for commercial purposes, provided that the authorship of the original creation is recognized. This is the most helpful license offered. Recommended for optimum dissemination and use of the materials subject to the license.

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1. O. Revechi, M. G. Bordenave, and M. N. Fernández, Los derechos de autor en las publicaciones científicas electrónicas. [Online]. Available: Available: http://www.unne.edu.ar/unnevieja/Web/cyt/com2005/7-Tecnologia/T-085.pdf . Accessed on: Feb. 15, 2018. [ Links ]

2. El derecho de autor en la era digital, Derechos Morales y Patrimoniales en el Derecho de Autor. [Online]. Available: Available: http://www.iered.org/miembros/ulises/representacion-ideas/Derechos-Autor/derechos_morales_y_patrimoniales_en_el_derecho_de_autor.html Accessed on: Feb. 13, 2018. [ Links ]

3. Creative Commons Colombia, Licencias. [Online]. Available: Available: https://co.creativecommons.org/?page_id=13 . Accessed on: Feb. 10, 2018. [ Links ]

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