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Speedy deletion nomination of European Journal of Clinical Investigation

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A tag has been placed on European Journal of Clinical Investigation requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a clear copyright infringement. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words.

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If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag - if no such tag exists then the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate and adding a hangon tag is unnecessary), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Empty Buffer (talk) 11:19, 22 June 2010 (UTC)Reply

Conflict of interest

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  Welcome to Wikipedia. If you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article European Journal of Clinical Investigation, you may have a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, edits where there is a conflict of interest, or where such a conflict might reasonably be inferred, are strongly discouraged. If you have a conflict of interest, you should avoid or exercise great caution when:

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Please familiarize yourself with relevant policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. Empty Buffer (talk) 11:21, 22 June 2010 (UTC)Reply

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Tsowiley - I wanted to address your question here, since I've just deleted the page. The material that you posted is a direct word for word copy from the Wiley site you referenced. When I look on the Wiley source page, there is no attribution that I can see that licenses the page content to Wikipedia compatible licenses. If you are indeed a Wiley employee and are authorised to release that text, you can follow the information at WP:IOWN (basically either put the CC-by-SA information on the originating page, or emailing us from an official Wiley email address giving us permission). Please keep in mind that (1) the text that you donate will not remain inviolate, but will be edited (sometimes mercilessly) by other editors and (2) in general, I believe that articles on specific journals under the major scientific publishing houses tend to end up deleted as not notable enough on their own. I hope this is helpful to you, and let me know if you have any questions by replying here. I have this page watched. Thanks! Syrthiss (talk) 11:57, 22 June 2010 (UTC)Reply

and if I am mistaken about the page source and you can show me where to look to find Wikipedia compatible licensing on the Wiley page, I can restore the text from the article. Syrthiss (talk) 11:59, 22 June 2010 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for highlighting this - to which email should I send confirmation from an official wiley address that I am authorised to release the text, please?

Here's the email address and a link to the suggested wording:

I also suggest you read Wikipedia:Donating_copyrighted_materials#What_it_means_to_donate_material_to_Wikipedia to clarify what Wiley's rights are in regard to the donated text. Thanks. Syrthiss (talk) 12:52, 22 June 2010 (UTC)Reply

But, and it's a big but, even if the copyright owner releases the copyright, a direct copy and paste to create a Wikipedia article will probably not be sufficient. Apart from issues of notability, material produced by the company is likely to be promotional in tone and would probably be deleted as blatant advertising unless rewritten from a neutral point of view. That is difficult to do if you have a COI. – ukexpat (talk) 14:37, 22 June 2010 (UTC)Reply
 
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