Serials colleagues:<br><br>A faculty colleague of mine just received a letter from Elsevier saying they wanted to index in SCOPUS the journal he edits. (The journal is published open-access on our Digital Commons platform.)<br>
<br>I&#39;ll copy part of the letter below. Does this faculty member have any cause for concern in terms of Elsevier claiming any rights on the journal? Any advice? Being indexed is obviously a good thing, but the faculty member&#39;s level of trust is shaky...<br>
<p style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 40px;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Please be assured that, although for
indexation purposes only, we do require access to the full text of your
publication. We never make the full text available to our customers or any
other third parties. Please note that your publication may be selected for
other Elsevier products.</span></i></p>

<p style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 40px;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span>We would be pleased if you would complete and
return the attached </i><i>Coverage Form granting us permission to index your
journal at your earliest convenience. </i><br></p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br>thanks,<br>andree<br clear="all"></span><br>-- <br>Andree Rathemacher<br>Associate Professor<br>Head, Acquisitions<br>University Libraries, University of Rhode Island<br>
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