Hi, Anneliese. This is really standard and it's going to likely need to be a conversation between you and the author in which you explain that this is only the publisher's reliance on what the author is representing (i.e. that they're not stealing anyone's stuff) -- meaning there's nothing to worry about provided that the author is, in fact, not making misrepresentations about what's theirs. On Mon, Jan 10, 2022 at 2:41 PM Taylor, Anneliese < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Happy New Year, SCCKG! A UCSF author has concerns over this phrase in a > journal article publication agreement: > > You will keep us and our affiliates indemnified in full against all loss, > damages, injury, costs and expenses (including legal and other professional > fees and expenses) awarded against or incurred or paid by us as a result of > your breach of the warranties given in this > > agreement.” > > The author has been unsuccessful in having the publication agreement > modified to strike this clause, which they've been ablet to strike with > journals in the past. This is for an OA journal btw. As far as I've seen, > and per the publisher's word, this is standard language that's included in > many author agreements and backs up the author's warranties (for ownership > of work, rights to publish, etc.). I found this helpful LSU > <https://www.lib.lsu.edu/services/copyright/resources/basicpublication> > page breaking down agreements as well. > > If anyone has any thoughts on including/removing/modifying this type of > language, I'm happy to chat by phone as well. > > Thanks! > Anneliese > -- Rachael G. Samberg, J.D., MLIS Scholarly Communication Officer & Program Director Office of Scholarly Communication Services University of California, Berkeley Doe Library, 189 Annex Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 Pronouns: she/her *Guidance*: lib.berkeley.edu/scholarly-communication *Updates*: @UCB_ScholComm