Publisher
What does a licence to publish entail?
A copyright holder can grant a licence to publish to permit a certain person to exploit their work in a certain way.For example, the author of a book can grant...
Read articleWhat about fair compensation of the author?
In some cases, the Dutch Copyright Act permits the use of third-party publications, provided that the author is paid fair compensation. There is no definition of what 'fair' is. In...
Read articleWill a publisher still publish my article if it is already available as a preprint online?
Few publishers still object to the public disclosure of a submitted article (preprint). You can generally do this without any problems. More information Sherpa Romeo
Read articleWhat arrangements can be made with a publisher?
You can enter into a verbal or written agreement with a publisher about the publication of your work. In a verbal agreement, you can generally only permit the inclusion of...
Read articleWhat happens if I don't sign a contract proposal from an publisher?
If you don't sign a contract, no rights are assigned (in any way) and no licences are granted.In practice, this means that in most cases a publisher will publish your...
Read articleI once signed a contract with a publisher – what does that mean?
This depends entirely on the arrangements set out in the contract you signed in the past, so find the contract. You may have assigned your copyright exclusively to the publisher...
Read articleIs it a problem that I haven't made any arrangements with a publisher?
Nowadays, you don't necessarily need a publisher to publish your work.You can post it on your homepage yourself or email it to interested colleagues. In addition, almost every higher education...
Read articleI would like to publish a book I have written. Can I negotiate this with a publisher?
Only the copyright holder can make arrangements with a publisher. In most cases, this will be the employer.If your employer is the copyright holder, it can authorise you to negotiate...
Read articleThe publisher asks me if I want a CC-BY, CC-BY-NC, CC-BY-ND of CC-BY-ND-NC. What does that mean exactly?
These are various Creative Commons licences. 3 common variants are briefly described below. Visit the Creative Commons website or the Terms and conditions of use page for more information. CC-BYCC-BY...
Read articleWhat else might I need to consider when making arrangements with a publisher?
Where appropriate, research funders require that research results be published in a certain way. Often the requirement will be that the publication must be made available open access, sometimes the...
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