Greetings from School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada It is my pleasure to inform you all that Central Library of SPAV is organizing a national conference on "Scholarly Communication and Intellectual Property Rights (SCIPR-2014)", scheduled to be held at SPA Vijayawada during August 04-05, 2014. PAPER SUBMISSION Authors are invited to submit full papers for the conference to the specified e-mail: scipr2014@[1]gmail.com. All the papers must follow the American Psychological Association (APA) format and should not exceed more than six (6) pages. Paper to be submitted should not be previously published in other Conference/Journal. All the papers will be reviewed by the technical committee and the corresponding author of selected paper will be intimated through e-mail. PROCEEDING PUBLICATION Abstract of the papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Selected papers will be published in book format. Late Date of Abstract Submission : 15/04/2014 (about 300 words and 4 to 5 key words) Last Date of Final Paper Submission : 15/05/2014 Intimation of Acceptance : 31/05/2014 THEMES SCIPR-2014 invites research papers in the following areas (this is not an exhaustive list and papers are invited on other related topics as well): A. Scholarly Communication and Scholarly Publishing � Creation and Communication of Scholarly Content � Use and Access of Scholarly Content � Research and Technical Writings � Research Methodology � Peer Review Process and Value System � Impact Factor and H-Factor � Digital Repositories � Roles of Librarians and Scholarly Societies � Electronic Publishing and Archives B. Citation Styles � Citation Models (APA, Chicago, IEEE, MLA etc) � Citation and Referencing Tools (BibTex, EndNotes, RefWorks etc) � Citation Policies and Procedures C. Intellectual Property Rights � Designs, Trademarks, Geographical Indications etc. � Patents and Patenting � Patent Database Search and Retrieval � Copyright, Permission and Fair use � Systematic Downloads � Access Privacy and Control D. Open Access and Plagiarism � Open Access Policy and Advocacy � Creation of Open Access Repositories � Data Repositories � Open Access Publishing � Open Access System in India and abroad � Academic Integrity, Misconduct and Actions � Content Mobility and Credibility � Plagiarism, Self-Plagiarism and Intention/unintentional Plagiarism � Detection and Prevention of Plagiarism � Academic Awareness Programs Please find herewith the attachment of Conference Brochure for your kind perusal. -- Dr. YS Rao Dy. Librarian and Convener of the Conference School of Planning and Architecture Vijayawada. Ph. 08662469466 Ph. 09502593300