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TXST Research Support

This guide provides resources for researchers throughout the research process

Faculty Development

The mission of Faculty Success is to provide comprehensive programming and resources that ignite faculty excellence in leadership, collaboration, teaching, research, and creative activities.

Where to Publish

When you have a manuscript to submit for publication, it can be challenging to find the right journal in which to publish. Finding an appropriate journal will maximize your success with getting your manuscript accepted, enhance the visibility of your research, and broaden the impact your research will have on science or the community.

University Libraries can support you in:

  • Selecting the right journal
  • Publisher Tools
  • Journal Metrics
  • Publishing Open Access
  • Publishing with Texas State
  • Avoiding Predatory Publishers
  • and Additional Resources

Author Rights

For the purposes of copyright law, an author is anyone who creates original expression in a fixed medium, like a book, journal article, computer software, a photograph, artwork or many other creative works. The creator of the expression is the Author and holds the copyright from the moment of creation. 

As the Author of a work you are the copyright holder unless and until you transfer the copyright to someone else in a signed agreement.

Whether you are ensuring reuse in your classroom or course assignments, or publishing and ensuring broad visibility by sharing openly, this guide gives an overview about your rights as an author, considerations, and tips to negotiate and ensure access and continued rights to your work.

 

Patents and Licensing

The Division of Research's Innovation, Commercialization, and Engagement team can 

  • Protect Texas State's Intellectual Property (IP) and ensure Texas State is in compliance with federal regulations
  • Market and license University innovations and IP
  • Draft and negotiate IP related agreements
  • Support regional, state, and national economic development
  • Promote new and existing industry/government relationships
  • Consult with sponsored research on IP aspects of contracts
  • Educate the campus community about IP and the tech-transfer process

The University Libraries can support authors if they are interested in making their works Open Access or Openly Licensed.