Self-archiving

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Copyright and self-archiving for articles in journals and anthologies

Our task is to make our authors’ findings as widely and easily available as possible. To accomplish this, we are investing in data preparation, the generation of metadata and long-time archiving. At the same time, of course, authors have an interest in the ability to (digitally) self-archive their own work. Here you will find our guidelines on this.

Grant of rights

When an article is accepted for publication in one of our journals or anthologies, you transfer the exclusive publication rights to the publisher until the copyright expires. This includes in particular the right to generate electronic copies of the works, to store them in databases and to reproduce and distribute them online and offline. For articles published under open access conditions, you grant the publisher the rights to reproduce, use and distribute them in accordance with the agreed license.

Self-archiving and re-publication

Personal use

Personal use is permitted. This includes sending the published PDF of the article to professional colleagues by email or using it in your own seminars and courses. Any commercial use or the systematic dissemination of the contents is not permitted.

Self-archiving

If you wish to deposit one of your own articles in an online archive after it was published by Franz Steiner in a journal or anthology, the following rules apply:

In the case of contributions published in scholarly journals and anthologies, you may make the published PDF of your articles available online (“self-archiving”) after a waiting period of 12 months after the article first appears. Such self-archiving is restricted to posting the article on your personal website or storing it on a document server belonging to the research institution for which you work. Author profiles on collaborative platforms such as academia.edu are not considered personal websites and are therefore not covered by the rules regarding permitted personal use.
Permission from the publisher is not required for self-archiving; however, you are responsible for ensuring adherence to the legal conditions stated above.
Materials from third-party sources such as photographs are excluded from these provisions; the right to use such materials must be acquired from the copyright holder, even for self-archiving purposes!
Self-archiving before the expiration of the above-stated waiting period is possible for a charge. Please contact us for a price quote.

Re-publication

According to Section 38 (1) and (2) of the German Copyright and Related Rights Act (UrhG), you may publish the accepted manuscript version of your article elsewhere after the expiry of one calendar year after the first publication.

Reference to the original publication

Both for self-archiving and re-publication the article must be accompanied by complete reference to the first publication and a link to purchasing information at our publishing house. If available, we recommend providing the DOI of your article for this purpose.

Übersichtstabelle Urheber- und Selbstarchivierungsrecht

Overview copyright and self-archiving

Licences and reprints

Permission from the publisher must be obtained for all other intended uses, whether in print or electronic form. Please contact us for more information. We will be pleased to assist you with any questions concerning rights and licences.