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Editor Resources - Copyright and Permissions Information for Editors

It is a condition of submission and publication in Maney journals that papers must be original work that have not been published previously in the same or similar form, and are not being considered for publication elsewhere. Copyright must be assigned to the society or professional organisation for whom Maney publishes the journal. Authors and contributors may reuse their own material after publication for non-commercial purposes, and post the final published version of their article on their own website. Further details are given in the copyright assignment form that authors receive with their article proofs. To view a generic template of Maney’s copyright assignment form please click here. Additionally, permission may be given for another author to use sections of a Maney-published article when writing a thesis, research article or book chapter, subject to proper acknowledgement of the original article. However, we reserve the right to charge a third party that intends to make a commercial gain from any reuse.

It may be that the author is not able to make the assignment:
a.    If it is appropriate, the author’s employer may sign this agreement. The employer may reserve the right to use the article for internal or promotion purposes (by indicating on this agreement), and reserve all rights other than copyright.
b.    If the author is a UK Government employee, TSO will grant a non-exclusive licence to publish the article in the Journal in any medium or form provided that Crown Copyright and user rights (including patent rights) are reserved.
c.    If the author is a US Government employee and the work was done in that capacity, the assignment applies only to the extent allowed by US law.

In these cases a ‘licence to publish’ form is usually provided by the government department or organisation. In cases where these are not available, Maney has a licence to publish form that can be discussed with the author. Please contact the Production Editor or email permissions@maney.co.uk when such instances occur.

Maney acts on behalf of the societies for whom it publishes to help ensure that the rights of authors, societies and Maney are protected whilst fulfilling our obligation to disseminate knowledge as widely as possible. Please click here to view Maney’s full copyright and permissions policy.

More information specifically tailored to authors is available by clicking here.

When compiling material to be included in an article for publication, authors should ensure that they request permission to use all material that was not originally created by them. This should be done whenever an author wishes to include a quotation, part of a poem, an illustration or a figure or any other material where the copyright may be held by a third party. Authors should obtain written permission from the copyright holder to use such material and submit evidence to the journal Editor where required. This document includes further information for authors about obtaining the correct permissions.