PERMISSIONS AND COPYRIGHT
See the SAGE website for any queries relating to Environmental Values. This webpage applies only to journals currently published by The White Horse Press, and to our books. Environmental Values is now published by SAGE and is governed by their policies and procedures.
Papers published in White Horse Press journals must be original and must not have been published elsewhere. Theses, informal departmental working papers and circulation at conferences do not count as ‘publication’ in this context.
Transfer of Copyright
For gated and hybrid journals, copyright in all articles must be transferred to the White Horse Press, to enable their dissemination by all available means without referring back to the authors. The transfer of copyright is common practice in gated serials and journals publishing. It is designed to facilitate the protection from copyright abuse for authors, editors and publishers involved in the creation of a single copyright product composed of multiple contributions. Transfer of copyright is a stated condition of publication, and submissions via the journal’s online submission system require authors to formally confirm they assent to copyright transfer. At present we do not require signature of an additional form of transfer outside the submissions process consent, though we can provide such a form on request.
For Open Access journals, transfer of copyright is not required – we allow authors to retain copyright. In these publications, however, authors are required to allow their work to be placed under a Creative Commons (CC) licence, and their formal consent in this regard will be captured during the online submission process. Normally we apply plain CC BY 4.0, but we are open to discussion with authors who prefer another variety of CC licence.
In all cases – including gated, hybrid and open access journals – authors retain their proprietory rights. This means that if you are the author or co-author, after your paper has appeared in the journal you are free to republish it (in its original form, or as extracts or in a revised version, but [if it is gated] not using the Publisher’s typesetting) as part of a book written or edited by yourself. No permission is needed for this use, but full acknowledgement should be made of the original journal publication. For any other permission to reuse copyright material (e.g. for inclusion in anthologies edited by third parties), please contact the publishers, or apply for permission online through RightsLink.
In all cases, authors are free to post their own versions of accepted articles and book chapters (‘author accepted manuscripts’) online, or to deposit them in institutional repositories, subject to the conditions on our ‘For Authors’ page.
Re-use of Published Material
Authors should obtain the necessary written permission in advance for the use (in print and electronic formats, without time limit) of any text, illustrations, graphics, or other material belonging to any third parties. For Open Access articles, authors should seek to ensure that written permission for any third party copyright material allows inclusion under the CC licence. For guidance on sourcing, seeking permissions and ‘fair use’ please download our factsheet. If in doubt, please contact the publisher to discuss what may be required.
Copying of Gated Articles
This section applies only to gated journals and gated work in hybrid journals. It is not relevant to Open Access content, for which copying and onward distribution is expressly allowed under the terms of the applicable CC licence.
Authors may share with colleagues copies of an article in its published form as supplied by White Horse Press as a printed or electronic offprint. If we provide a PDF it is intended for personal use only, i.e. you can use it to print copies or to send instead of offprints, but it must NOT be published more widely or made accessible via the internet.
Authors may make printed copies of all or part of their own articles for use for lecture or classroom purposes or for distribution at conferences, provided that such copies are not offered for sale or distributed in any systematic way, and provided that due acknowledgement is made.
A person who is not the author may make one copy of an article for the purposes of private study or research. Unlicensed multiple copying without permission is illegal. Permission to make multiple copies for course packs etc. can be obtained by librarians through the Copyright Licensing Agency.
Re-use of Open Access Articles
Open Access articles published under a Creative Commons licence are subject only to the restrictions specified in the applicable CC licence. The online version of the article or other content will normally include a link to the licence deed, where you can review any specific conditions of use.
Most of our open access material is licenced under CC BY 4.0, but some items are licenced under less permissive versions such as CC BY-NC 4.0. Please refer to the online version of any publication for licence information (normally on first page of a journal article or the verso of a book).
When re-using open access content, you must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made from the original.
A CC licence may not always cover third party material (e.g. an illustration) that is included in an article. Please contact the publisher for specific guidance if you are uncertain.
For more information about Open Access publishing, see our ‘For Authors’ page.