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Copyright Information
Why should I transfer copyright? The transfer of copyright is standard practice in serials and journals publishing. It is designed to facilitate the protection from copyright abuse for authors, editors, and publishers involved in the creation of a single copyright product composed of multiple contributions. Taylor & Francis, in common with the majority of journal publishers, be they commercial or non-profit, prefers authors to assign to Taylor & Francis or the Journal proprietor (such as a learned society for whom we publish) the copyright, in all forms, of papers accepted for publication in our journals. Our rationale is as follows: (i) Ownership of copyright by Taylor & Francis ensures maximum international protection against infringement, libel, abuse of moral rights or plagiarism (ii) It enables Taylor & Francis to deal efficiently with requests from third parties to reproduce, reprint, or translate an article, or part of it, and in accordance with a general policy which is sensitive both to any relevant changes in international copyright law and to the general desirability of encouraging the dissemination of knowledge. Notwithstanding this, we shall always use all reasonable endeavours to ensure that any direct request to reprint an author's contribution, or a part of it, for example, figures, tables or illustrations, in another publication is approved by the author prior to permission being given. An increasing number of journals are now published in an electronic or digital edition. In addition to publication of an author's article in conventional printed form, an author's assignment of copyright also signifies an author's agreement to its publication and/or storage electronically or digitally. The Journal may also arrange to include an author's article in electronic or digital document-delivery services and databases. You will note your published article has been assigned a digital object identifier (DOI) to assure digital copyright protection - see www.doi.org What if I want to retain copyright in my own name? Whilst Taylor & Francis strongly recommends to authors that they transfer copyright, it is not necessarily a condition of publication. An author can retain copyright in her or his paper, but we must receive a formal signed statement licensing us to publish the work exclusively, worldwide, and in all forms, in the journal. Will transferring copyright prevent me from exploiting my own work? No. Certain 'moral rights' were conferred on authors by the UK Copyright Designs and Patents Act in 1988. In the UK an author's 'right of paternity', the right to be credited whenever the work is published (or performed or broadcast), requires that this right be asserted in writing. In assigning copyright an author is not forfeiting her or his other proprietary rights. Nothing in the copyright transfer agreement is intended to restrict an author's rights as the Author, or in the case of work written by an author during the course of his or her employment, an author's employer's rights, to revise, adapt, prepare derivative works, present orally or otherwise make use of the contents of the article. For example, authors themselves retain the right to reproduce their own paper in any volume of which the author acts as editor or author, subject to acknowledgement and citation. As a courtesy, we request that authors advise us of such reproduction, and we require them to acknowledge and cite the journal as the original source of publication. What do I need to do about using previously published material? We require that you obtain the necessary written permission in advance from any third party owners of copyright for the use in print and electronic formats of any of their text, illustrations, graphics, or other material, in your article and in our journal. The same applies to any other necessary consents eg from patients. What if I do not own copyright of the article I have written? In some cases copyright will be held by the author's employer, for example, the British Crown or US Government, where there are no restrictions on access, and the paper will be shown as being in Crown or US Government Copyright. It is essential that authors ensure requisite licenses are secured from such employers once a paper has been accepted for publication. What if I am not sole author? If at all practical, all co-authors should sign this Agreement. If not, we require you secure the permission of your co-authors to act on their behalf, and sign the Agreement. What happens if Taylor & Francis does not publish the article? If the paper is not published in the Journal, the rights revert to the author as original copyright holder. What is Taylor & Francis's position on photocopying? Our policy on photocopying is that a third party is free to make one copy of an article for the purposes of private study or research without seeking the permission of either Taylor & Francis or the author. Unlicensed multiple copying without permission is illegal. Taylor & Francis participates in a number of photo- and digital copying licensing schemes which exist in many countries for the purposes of private study or research, as co-ordinated by the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organizations (IFFRO), for example, the Copyright Licensing Agency (UK) and Copyright Clearance Centre (USA), non-profit-making organizations which offer centralized licensing arrangements for photocopying. What do I receive once the article is published?
Where can I find out more about submitting a paper? Please visit the individual journal web page, to access a comprehensive online style guide, visit our website 'Publish With US' area, email us at subscriptions@tandf.co.uk or write to Journals Editorial, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 4 Park Square, Milton Park, Oxfordshire OX14 4RN, UK. |
