REPRINTS AND PERMISSIONS

Welcome to our Permissions and Reprints Guidelines page.  Here you will find information about how to request permission to reproduce content published in our journals and web publications in new works as well as information on how to order print and e-copies of individual articles.

DO I NEED REPRINTS OR PERMISSION?

ORDERING REPRINTS
Author Reprints
About Commercial Reprints
Ordering Commercial Reprints online
Ordering Commercial Reprints by telephone/e-mail/fax
Translated reprints
Commercial E-prints
Multiple article reprints
Issue reprints
Commercial reprints alerting service

REQUESTING PERMISSION
Permission for Authors
Submitting your permission request
What if Rightslink can’t process my permission request?
How do I get permission to distribute copies of articles for classroom use?

Reprints or Permission?

If you wish to distribute copies of a single article to others, you might consider purchasing reprints.  Our reprint service will enable you to purchase print copies of individual articles as well as e-prints.  Custom reprint options are also available.   If you are an Author seeking reprints of your article, click here for further information about Author Reprints.  If you are not an author, click here for further information about Commercial Reprints.

If you wish to take material from Science’s journals or websites (figures, extracts, abstracts, even full-text articles) and incorporate them into new works (for example, newsletters, journal articles, book chapters, posters, presentations, reports, film, etc.), you will need to obtain copyright permission.  Click here to go to the instructions for requesting permission to reproduce/republish material from Science’s journals and websites.

If you are not currently a subscriber and simply wish to obtain a single copy of an article for your own personal review, you may purchase either a fax copy of a single article or a PDF, or you may purchase 24-hour access to the article and its supplemental online materials by clicking here and selecting the preferred option.

Ordering Reprints

Author Reprints*

Author reprints are administered and produced by Sheridan Reprints. For information or to place an order, click here and use our Author Reprint order form, or contact:

Cindy Eyler
The Sheridan Press
450 Fame Avenue
Hanover, PA 17331
Phone: (800) 635-7181
Fax: (717) 633-8929
E-mail: ceyler{at}tsp.sheridan.com *Author reprints are solely for the author's personal, noncommercial use. For other uses, including use by an author’s employer, see Commercial Reprints below.

Commercial Reprints

Science and its sister journals contain some of the most highly cited and influential articles in the world.

AAAS commercial reprints are high quality, with specially designed covers and customization options.  The reprints are an exact replica of the published article. All reprints are printed double-sided on premium 70# glossy paper in multiples of 100 copies. Title page covers may be included. These covers include the journal's logo, article title, author name(s), and citation information. Alternatively, if not subject to copyright restrictions, the issue cover of the desired journal may be added for an additional fee.

Reprints are saddle stitched unless the article is 3-4 pages, in which case the reprint is folded. Customers may purchase standard reprints in black and white or in color.   Articles containing color may be purchased in black and white for which conversion charges will apply. Please be sure to carefully consider whether you can accept a color article in black and white.   Shrink-wrapping in bundles is recommended and offered at a small additional cost.

Customization options are available at extra cost:

• Addition of disclaimer text and product codes
• Addition of product information
• Addition of a company name and/or logo
• Addition of supplemental online material
• Addition of a reproduction of the journal cover within which the article was published (when not restricted by copyright)

Orders can be shipped to more than one shipping location.  If more than four shipping locations are required, you will be contacted by an AAAS Commercial Reprints Representative to coordinate special handling.

Standard reprints are shipped within 8-12 business days from proof approval.  Rush Schedule Reprints are shipped within 5-7 business days from proof approval for an additional fee.  Note: Customizations increase processing time.

Reprints are shipped via Federal Express Standard or comparable service.  Note: FEDEX does not ship to all countries and territories.  For the most current information, see the FEDEX website at http://www.fedex.com.

The price of reprints depends on the number of pages in the article, the number of reprints ordered, whether the reprints contain color, if additional permission needs to be secured, and whether you require any custom options such as the addition of your product information or logo.

Every reprint requires the approval of the customer prior to printing and billing. Proofs will be provided by our reprint vendor, or from an AAAS Commercial Reprints Representative. 

Ordering Commercial Reprints Online

Most commercial reprints can be ordered online through the Rightslink^® service. To use this system, locate the article that you wish to order by going to www.sciencemag.org and using the search box in the upper right side of your screen.  Choose the publication title and type in the article title, or click on the Advanced link to the right to search by Volume and first page number, by other, or by subject. Once you have found the article you are looking for:

• Click on either the article abstract/summary or the Full Text view
• Click on the Commercial Reprints and Permissions link which appears in the menu bar on the left side of your screen

If the abstract or the article contains a Commercial Reprints and Permisisons link in the menu bar on the left side of your screen under Article Tool, you may be able to purchase online using the Rightslink^® service. By clicking on this link you will be able to calculate a Quick Price for your order based on the number of pages in the reprint and the desired quantity. While the Quick Price tool is offered for your convenience, it is an estimate only and subject to change. All orders undergo review by an AAAS Commercial Reprints Representative. Proofs are provided for all orders, and no order is final and no costs incurred until approved by you. Please await this final pricing before generating a purchase order or securing internal permission by an employer to proceed with order placement.

To place an order through the Rightslink^® service you will be required to create an account by filling out a simple online form. Most customers can then order and make payment - by credit card or invoice - through the Rightslink^® service.

If the abstract or article does not contain an Order Commercial Reprints link, or the article that you wish to purchase has not yet been published, please contact Beth Ann Rocheleau at 803-359-4578 / aaas{at}rockwaterinc.com who will handle your enquiry directly.

For questions about Rightslink^® accounts, please telephone Copyright Clearance Center customer support on 877 622 5543 (toll free inside the USA) or e-mail customercare{at}copyright.com. Note that once you have created a Rightslink^® account you can use this in the future to request and pay for commercial reprints from other participating publishers.

Ordering Commercial Reprints by Telephone/E-mail/Fax

To place an order by telephone, e-mail or fax, or for help, advice, guidance or ideas, please contact Beth Ann Rocheleau 803-359-4578 / aaas{at}rockwaterinc.com.

Translated Reprints

Articles can also be produced as translated commercial reprints. Translations of articles are handled as licenses with important guidelines that must be followed.  For more information, please contact Beth Ann Rocheleau 803-359-4578 / aaas{at}rockwaterinc.com.

Commercial E-prints

The option to order E-prints is currently still being developed. Please contact Beth Ann Rocheleau at 803-359-4578 / aaas{at}rockwaterinc.com who will handle your enquiry directly. 

Multiple Article Reprints

To reprint an entire supplement, please contact Beth Ann Rocheleau at 803-359-4578 / aaas{at}rockwaterinc.com for availability and pricing.

To combine various articles into a reprint collection, including  sponsorship opportunities, please contact your regional sales representative or our Director of Worldwide Advertising bmoran{at}aaas.org to discuss options and pricing.

Issue Reprints

Complete journal issue reprints are not available.  To order back issues, please go to http://www.sciencemag.org/help/readers/order.dtl for availability and pricing.

Commercial Reprints Alerting Service

If you would like to receive a monthly e-mail alert highlighting recently published content of commercial interest, please go to: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/alerts/main to sign up for the alert.

To have our agent monitor your alerts and notify you when new content is published that may be of interst to you, please contact Beth Ann Rocheleau 803-359-4578 / aaas{at}rockwaterinc.com

Requesting Permissions

Permission is required before reproducing any content (text, photos, tables, figures) from:

• Science
• Science Careers
• Science Classic (digital archive of Science issues published 1880 - 1996)
• Science Express
• ScienceNOW
• Science Signaling/STKE
• Science Translational Medicine
• AIDScience
• SAGE KE

Permission for Authors

If you are the author of the article that was published in a Science journal or on a Science website, you retain the rights to make a number of uses of your paper and its contents as automatically permitted under AAAS’s License to Publish.  Please click here and see our Information for Authors document for a detailed description of these rights.  If you wish to use your paper in ways that are not covered under the License to Publish, please submit your request to our Permissions Department in accordance with the guidelines below.

Submit Your Permission Request Using Rightslink

If you are seeking permission to copy/reproduce/republish content from Science, , or Science Translational Medicine and are not the author of that content, you may use the Copyright Clearance Center’s Rightslink^® service. If you are seeking permission to use content from one of the other AAAS publications listed above, please see our Special Request Guidelines below for further instructions.

With Copyright Clearance Center’s Rightslink^® service it is faster and easier than ever before to secure permission for material from Science to be republished in your thesis, journal article, book, newsletter, or other publication. Simply visit www.sciencemag.org and locate your desired content (we suggest using the journal’s Advanced Search engine).  Once you have found the article you are looking for:

• Click on either the article abstract/summary or the Full Text view
• Click on the Get Permission or Reprints link which appears in the menu bar on the left side of your screen
• Once you are in Rightslink^®, create an account if you do not already have one
• Select the use you wish to make
• Click to accept the terms and conditions

Confirmation of your permission and a copy of the permission terms and conditions will be sent to you instantly via e-mail.

If you have questions about using the Rightslink^® service, please contact Customer Support at (877) 622-5543 (toll free) or (978) 777-9929, or e-mail customercare{at}copyright.com.

If you are unable to locate the material you wish to use or you are unable to secure the rights you are seeking, please e-mail us at permissions{at}aaas.org, providing the details outlined below.

Special Request Guidelines

While Rightslink^® processes the most commonly requested uses, Rightslink^® does not grant permissions for all types of uses.  You might be directed to contact the AAAS Permissions Department directly, depending upon your request.  If you are prompted to contact us, please e-mail us the following details (note: the more details you provide, the faster your request is likely to be processed):

1. Your name, institute, and title
2. Your complete mailing address, phone number, and fax number

Identify the content you wish to use:

1. AAAS publication title (Science; Science Classic; ScienceNOW; Science Careers; Science Signaling (or STKE); Science Translational Medicine; Science Express; AIDScience; or SAGE KE)
2. Article title
3. Authors' names
4. Volume number, issue date, page numbers (provide all that apply)
5. Specific figure numbers or portion of text (or supply a photocopy)

Include the following information about your intended use:

1. Type of work in which our material will be used (e.g., book, journal, newsletter, poster, etc.)
2. Title of work in which Science material will appear
3. Title of article/chapter (if you are using the material in a journal, newspaper, newsletter, or book)
4. Author(s)/editor(s)
5. Expected publication date (or volume and issue number for journals)
6. Publishing company
7. Retail price (for books only)
8. Print run (for books only)
9. Intended audience for the work

If you wish to reprint the material on the World Wide Web (in cases where content is available online, we may grant linking privileges rather than republication rights), please also include the following:

1. Your website's URL
2. Website's sponsoring organization/company
3. Whether the sponsor is a for-profit or nonprofit organization
4. Description of the purpose and nature of your website
5. Description of the website's visitors (customers, scholars, professors, etc.)
6. Whether the site is password protected

If you wish to reproduce the material for purposes other than those described above, please write a description of your project, including the title of your project, the number of copies to be made, the format (e.g., print copies, PowerPoint presentation, poster, media kit, etc.), targeted recipients, expected distribution date, and proposed selling price.

Please e-mail your request to permissions{at}aaas.org. All requests are reviewed and responded to in the order of receipt.  All responses will be e-mailed, and, if permission is granted, the terms and conditions and any permissions fees will be e-mailed as an attachment.  Our turnaround time ranges between 2 and 15 business days, depending upon the volume of requests we receive and the complexity of your particular request.        

For educational photocopies (coursepacks, classroom handouts, electronic classroom use) contact:
Copyright Clearance Center
APS Customer Service
222 Rosewood Dr.
Danvers, MA 01923
Phone: (978) 750-8400
Fax: (978) 750-4470

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