after having a discussion on copyright rights and the rules in galen medical journal , the editorial board of gmj decided that a small medical journal has no need to hold the copyright, though transferring the copyright to the publisher is still a common inquiry in many journals. gmj wants nothing more than being able to publish articles at first and nothing more. in this regard, the gmj has ch...

Purpose – This paper uses an inductive approach to define “gray copyright.” It is needed to describe those situations in which the practical degree of copyright protection can best be measured in shades of risk rather than in simple terms of black and white. Design/methodology/approach – Two methods are used. One is an inductive definition builds up the term’s meaning example by example and lay...