From 2baa3900eab0188c78b4eab346c10bd32a679f27 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Christopher J. Markiewicz" Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2019 16:37:03 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] DOC: Add copyright waiver to boilerplate and reviewer note to docs --- docs/citing.rst | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ fmriprep/workflows/base.py | 8 ++++++++ 2 files changed, 32 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/citing.rst b/docs/citing.rst index 0d641cd38..af2279063 100644 --- a/docs/citing.rst +++ b/docs/citing.rst @@ -222,6 +222,30 @@ we recommend to include in your paper.

+Note for reviewers and editors +------------------------------ + +The boilerplate text generated by fMRIPrep is intended to allow for clear, +consistent description of the preprocessing steps used, in order to improve the +reproducibility of studies. +We fully intend for it to be copied verbatim, and have released it under the +[CC0 license](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/), dedicating +it to the public domain in jurisdictions that recognize the concept, and assert +that we will take no action to enforce copyright in jurisdictions where we +cannot disclaim it. + +We firmly believe that requiring authors to modify this passage will serve **no +legitimate scientific or literary purpose** and can, in fact, serve only to +reduce the replicability of the analysis being described by making the +preprocessing steps less clear. + +We recognize that there may be automated plagiarism detection software that +will flag the boilerplate text. +We would be happy to discuss potential solutions for annotating boilerplate +sections of documents to indicate automatic generation, and can update our +software to make this annotation simpler for authors. + + Posters ------- diff --git a/fmriprep/workflows/base.py b/fmriprep/workflows/base.py index 9f3defdbd..aaf08cb8f 100755 --- a/fmriprep/workflows/base.py +++ b/fmriprep/workflows/base.py @@ -497,6 +497,14 @@ def init_single_subject_wf( "FMRIPrep's documentation"). +### Copyright Waiver + +The above boilerplate text was automatically generated by fMRIPrep +with the express intention that users should copy and paste this +text into their manuscripts *unchanged*. +It is released under the [CC0]\ +(https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) license. + ### References """.format(nilearn_ver=nilearn_ver) From bfa2f42729be6022236003bb423facc66dfe1e80 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Christopher J. Markiewicz" Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2019 16:44:32 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] FIX: RST link --- docs/citing.rst | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/citing.rst b/docs/citing.rst index af2279063..02e9399dc 100644 --- a/docs/citing.rst +++ b/docs/citing.rst @@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ The boilerplate text generated by fMRIPrep is intended to allow for clear, consistent description of the preprocessing steps used, in order to improve the reproducibility of studies. We fully intend for it to be copied verbatim, and have released it under the -[CC0 license](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/), dedicating +`CC0 license `_, dedicating it to the public domain in jurisdictions that recognize the concept, and assert that we will take no action to enforce copyright in jurisdictions where we cannot disclaim it. From 93d8f7165a7fa5d6be7cd99a31d203137678c6eb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Markiewicz Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2019 09:34:55 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Update docs/citing.rst Co-Authored-By: Oscar Esteban --- docs/citing.rst | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/citing.rst b/docs/citing.rst index 02e9399dc..af33d014b 100644 --- a/docs/citing.rst +++ b/docs/citing.rst @@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ The boilerplate text generated by fMRIPrep is intended to allow for clear, consistent description of the preprocessing steps used, in order to improve the reproducibility of studies. We fully intend for it to be copied verbatim, and have released it under the -`CC0 license `_, dedicating +`CC0 license `__, dedicating it to the public domain in jurisdictions that recognize the concept, and assert that we will take no action to enforce copyright in jurisdictions where we cannot disclaim it.