Policies

Peer Review Process

The editors will review all submissions and select those deemed significant to advancing the purposes of Spaces for Difference. All manuscripts will undergo blind review by at least two experts in their respective fields. Reviewers will provide feedback on the paper and make recommendations to the editors. Editors will make final decisions on whether the article is suitable for publication.

Manuscript Acceptance Policy

Original work submitted to Spaces for Difference should not simultaneously be submitted elsewhere, nor should work submitted to the journal have been previously published in substantially similar form. Manuscripts accepted for publication are subject to copyediting. Manuscript submission indicates the author’s commitment to give Spaces for Difference first publication rights.

Rights to Authors

Authors are the initial owners of the copyrights to their works, unless the authors, as a condition of employment, have agreed to transfer copyright to their employer.

Basic policies for the eScholarship Repository are delineated at http://www.escholarship.org/help_submissions.html. All eScholarship Repository content may be browsed and downloaded at no cost and with no access restrictions. Once an article is published in an eScholarship Repository journal or peer-reviewed series, it may not be removed.

Rights of California Digital Library

The California Digital Library has the right to view and display, store and copy (for preservation purposes), and distribute all eScholarship Repository content. All eScholarship Repository content may be browsed and downloaded at no cost and with no access restrictions. Once an article is published in an eScholarship Repository journal or peer-reviewed series, it may not be removed.