Does your third-party content require permission?

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Is the content in the Has the content Does the content fall Does the proposed What is the
public domain? been made under the STM usage amount to fair form of the
available on an Permissions use/fall under a content?
See a brief overview
open access basis? Guidelines? copyright exception?
of the US guidelines
here See a brief overview For STM fields only,
here participating
publishers including
T&F agree to grant
each other permission
US UK Fiction book/ Nonfiction Table/ Blog/digital/ Social Interview/ Idea/ Legislation/ Government Google Image/ Film still/ Redrawn
free of charge; see
narrative book/essay/ graph internet media personal procedure/ court publication Maps/ photo*/ screenshot map/UK
details here See a brief See a brief
literature/ newspaper/ material/ correspond- system/fact/ judgments Earth/ artwork**/ ordnance
Yes No Yes No overview overview
drama/poetry/ magazine/ software ence basic plot/ Ngram survey map
here here illustration/
song lyrics/ journal article thematic
clipart/
comic/graphic concept
advertisement
novel
Non-
participant/
No permission is No permission is Yes not a STM
needed, but be aware needed provided your field Yes No
that works may enter usage complies with Clear permission Generally no permission is Clear permission For unpublished Generally no Generally no Clear permission for all
into the public the terms of the open for all usage needed to reuse data for all usage material you permission is permission is usage, applying
domain at different access license; verify
alone in your own original directly with the gathered, clear needed provided the needed; verify simultaneously for
times in different license terms before
table/graph; to reproduce content creator permission with the idea, procedure, etc. reuse terms permission and high-
countries reusing content
an existing table, graph, or and verify site subject; treat is not substantial resolution image; refer to
Permission for limited No permission is needed,
extract of data terms of use published material enough for copyright the T&F figure/image flow
usage will be granted— but be cautious, as rules
representation, clear as nonfiction to subsist US UK European US UK chart to ensure compliance
see STM site for contact relating to fair use/
permission; refer to the with production standards
information; for extended copyright exceptions can
T&F figure/image flow
usage, clear permission be complex, fact-specific
chart to ensure compliance
through the publisher and open to interpretation
with production standards
by the courts

General information:

-All permission guidelines apply to both digital and print formats (i.e., an image found via a Google search requires permission in the same way as an image found in a book). No permission No permission is Generally no No permission is No permission is
*For a photo you took with
is needed needed provided you permission is needed for most needed provided
-All third-party content must be accredited to the source regardless of whether permission is necessary. recognizable faces (i.e. not
comply with the terms needed for federal publications you comply with
obstructed), obtain a signed release
-To apply for permission when it’s necessary, contact the copyright holder and cite full usage information. For academic books and articles, apply through the copyright of the Open Govern- material from EUR and certain non- the terms of the
form for each individual; for a photo
intermediary Copyright Clearance Center/RightsLink after signing up for an account. For other content, apply through the publisher or rights holder. For unpublished ment License; if content -Lex/Europa; verify federal Open
that pictures a company logo, clear
content, contact the author. A sample application letter is included in the T&F Author Guidelines. is obtained from a third license terms publications; verify Government
permission with the company if the
party reporting/ before reusing copyright notice License
-Permission must be sought from the originator of the content (i.e., if originally published in a book, then included in an article, permission is needed from the book’s logo is the focal point/relevant to the
information service, content before reusing
publisher, not the journal). content of the photo
clear permission with content
-Permission clearance may necessitate paying a fee, sometimes negotiable or nominal, to the copyright holder. that third party **For a photo, illustration, or other
artwork held in a museum, art gallery,
-If permission is applied for but denied, or if an application is sent and receives no response, drop or replace the content.
or other institution, permission may be
-If using multiple excerpts from the same source, apply for permission for the entirety of the proposed usage. needed from that institution, in
addition to permission from the artist/
-If reusing your own content that was previously published, including in a T&F book or journal, treat it as third-party content and apply for permission if necessary.
artist’s estate; verify institution’s policy
-Please submit a permission log listing all third-party content and include proof of permission with your final manuscript if requested. A sample log is included in the T&F on reproduction
Author Guidelines.

-For more detailed information, see the T&F Author Guidelines. For all questions, consult with your editorial assistant.