Author must own copyright to materials submitted to depository, or have been authorized by the copyright holder(s) to upload it for distribution.
Author retains copyright and is free to reuse the content elsewhere.
In placing materials in UKnowledge the author grants the university a non-exclusive, perpetual right to use the digital assets for non-commercial use.
Many publishers’ policies on posting articles are available at the SHERPA/RoMEO site.
If the publisher is not listed on the site, then it will be necessary to contact them directly. Suggested templates for permission requests are available at the SHERPA site.
Author(s) of work(s) own the copyright unless transferred to another.
Many publishers ask that author(s) transfer their rights, but authors do have options other than giving up their copyright ownership entirely.
Author’s can negotiate with publishers to retain certain rights.
For more information on author’s rights consult SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition).