John Benjamins Copyright Policy

It is the policy of John Benjamins Publishing Company to acquire the copyright to all contributions in its books and journals. Ownership of copyright by one central organization ensures maximum protection against infringement; it also ensures that requests by third parties to reprint a contribution, or part of it, are handled efficiently and in accordance with a general policy which is sensitive both to international copyright legislation and to encouraging the dissemination of knowledge.

The author of an article retains the following rights:

• The right to be identified as the Author of the article whenever and wherever the article is published.
• All proprietary rights other than copyright.
• The right to make copies of all or part of the article for use by the author him/herself in teaching, provided that these copies are not offered for sale.
• The right to make copies of (parts of) the article for circulation within the institution that employs the author.
• The right to make and distribute copies of the article to individual research colleagues, for their own personal use. This may not be done commercially or through mass distribution channels such as, e.g., list serves or e-mail lists.
• The right to post a pre-print version of the article (i.e., the version before the peer review process) on the author's personal website, the website or institutional repository of the author's institute, and/or on electronic pre-print servers. This pre-print should be accompanied by a statement
  1. that the article has been submitted but not yet accepted for publication in a book or journal,
  2. or, that it has been accepted for publication in a book or journal, that it is under copyright, and that the publisher should be contacted for permission to re-use the material in any form.
• The right to post a post-print version (i.e., a version reflecting changes made in the peer review and editing process, but not the publisher's PDF) on the author's personal website or the website/institutional repository of the author's institute, or – with a 12 month delay – on the website/repository of a funding body at the funder's request or as a result of legal obligation. In all these cases the article should include a citation of the published article and a link to the journal or volume on the publisher's website, and be accompanied by a notice that the publisher should be contacted for permission to re-use or reprint the material in any form.
• The right to present the article at a meeting or conference and to distribute copies of the article to the delegates attending the meeting.
• The right to re-use portions or excerpts in other works by the author her/himself.
• The right to use all or part of the published material in any monograph by the author, provided that prior written permission is obtained from John Benjamins Publishing Company, a citation to the published article is included, and a notice is added that the publisher should be contacted for permission to re-use or reprint the material in any form.

For any other use, please contact the Rights & Permissions department of John Benjamins Publishing Company.