Permission Requests

Material in RSC and other publishers' publications is subject to all applicable copyright, database protection, and other rights. Therefore for any article, whether printed or electronic, permission must be obtained to use material for which the author(s) does not already own the copyright. This material may be, for example, a figure, diagram, table, photo or some other image. Note that permission is not needed to re-use your own figures, diagrams, etc, which were originally published in an RSC publication. However, permission should be requested for use of the whole article or chapter.

Use of Third Party Material in RSC Publications

The RSC must ensure that the material we publish does not infringe the copyright of others. We require the author(s) to obtain, at the earliest opportunity, the relevant permissions that might be needed from third parties to include material that belongs to someone else. Please complete and submit the Permission Request Form for non-RSC Material. Please plan to submit your request well ahead of publication of your material.

If you are submitting a book typescript, you should enclose a completed Books Permission Confirmation Form to confirm that all permissions have been received.

Use of RSC Material in Non-RSC Publications

If you require permission to use material from an RSC publication you must complete and submit the online Permission Request Form (or the printed Permission Request Form for RSC Material). Requests are usually for use of a figure or diagram, but they may also be for use of the entire paper. Requests to use individual figures or diagrams are invariably granted as long as the figure has come from the original RSC author and not from another author from whom permission had to be obtained. Permission for another publisher to print an entire RSC paper may be granted in special circumstances. Please plan to submit your request well ahead of publication of your material and allow at least seven working days for your request to be processed. Please note that the RSC is unable to supply artwork for the material you may wish to reproduce.

Permission requests are handled by the Contracts & Copyright Department. The RSC is a signatory to the STM Guidelines on Permissions.