STM Publishers support an approach to research based on common decency, respect, fairness, and mutual trust. These are the principles that the STM Permissions Guidelines are built upon to allow Signatory STM Publishers to use limited amounts of material in other original published works without charge, and with a minimum of effort needed for permissions clearance.

The STM Permissions Guidelines offer voluntary and reciprocal guidelines amongst Signatory STM Publishers to reuse limited amounts of material from published works in all languages in other print and electronic and audio publications, including subsequent editions and editions in other languages by the same publisher. Not all STM Publishers are Signatories of the STM Permissions Guidelines, and not all content published by a Signatory STM Publisher is included in this agreement.

Please see this link for the list of participating STM Publishers and identification of excluded titles and content of those Publishers: https://www.stm-assoc.org/intellectual-property/permissions/permissions-guidelines/

Quantity limits for gratis permissions:

Subject to formal approval by the individual publisher when required (please refer to the specific requirements of each publisher under the list of Signatories to the STM Permissions Guidelines), gratis permission is granted to use the following quantities of Licensed Content in a journal article or book being prepared for publication by another Signatory:

For use in a single journal article:

• A maximum total of 3 (three) figures/tables/images from works published by a single STM Signatory
• A maximum of 400 (four hundred) words from an individual journal article or book chapter.
• A maximum total of 800 (eight hundred) words from a single book or journal issue/edition.

For use in a book:

• A maximum total of 3 (three) figures/tables/images from works published by a single STM Signatory for a single chapter.
• A maximum total of 30 (thirty) figures/tables/images from works published by a single STM Signatory for the entire book or volume set, not dependent on the number of authors or contributors.
• A maximum of 3 (three) figures/tables/images from an individual journal article or book chapter.
• A maximum of 400 (four hundred) words from an individual journal article or book chapter.
• A maximum total of 5 (five) figures/tables/images from a single book or journal issue/edition.
• A maximum total of 800 (eight hundred) words from a single book or journal issue/edition.
• A maximum total of 6 (six) figures/tables/images from an annual journal volume.

Permissions should be granted free of charge for republication in a single journal article or book in both print and electronic formats for content requested within the limits set out below. Permission may be requested for content quantities that exceed these limits; however, in such instances the permission may be granted with fees and with limited rights. The STM Permissions Guidelines do not apply to content requested beyond the gratis amount limitations, although in a case where a larger amount of content is requested, the gratis amounts will be honored. For more information on guidelines please refer: https://www.stm-assoc.org/2022_01_27_STM_Permission_Guidelines_2022.pdf

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