Several journals have online copyright transfer forms that can be printed from the journal's Web site or downloaded. It is imperative that authors carefully review a target journal's author guidelines, paying particular attention to exclusive publishing stipulations and copyright requirements. The exclusive copyright requires that the article has not been, nor will be, published in other journals or print and online media. This means that authors are not allowed to republish the article on the Internet or in books and other journals. Citing Internet Sources .
Many journals have specifications for citing and referencing Internet sources.
Conclusion With the increasing speed of information transfer, the role of refereed journal publications will continue to change. Research information is often posted on Web sites for immediate review, printing or downloading. Research activities are more customer-driven with an explicit need for the research information to be immediately relevant to and understood by people with disabilities. With these innovations a divergence of publishing activities may occur where researchers in medical fields will continue to rely on print and online publication in refereed journals to validate their research results. Researchers in direct service or advocacy fields are also discovering the Internet as a medium for publishing their research information directly, without peer review, and in refereed journals.