These are the categories of publisher that are relevant to 'Journal of Aging Research'.
In general, the lowest category in the list below takes priority regarding copyright and policies.
Former Publisher (Previous Publisher)
Definition: | A Publishing organisation of any variety that has relinquished ownership to another publisher |
Case/E.g.: | Ownership of Practical Neurology passed from Wiley-Blackwell to BMJ Publishing |
Guidance: | May publish on behalf of ministries or departments which have their own rights and policies |
Commercial Publisher (Publishing House)
Definition: | A company that publishes for profit. |
Case/E.g.: | Springer Verlag |
Guidance: | Commercial publishers may both publish their own journals and publish journals on behalf of learned societies and other client organisations. They normally control the rights for their own journals, and may control the rights for the journals of client organisations. However, some client organisations retain their rights. |
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