Publishing Agreements
Choose the role that matches your project.
Whole book author
Publishing agreement — Whole book author
The parties will define the manuscript, contributors, rights, territory, formats, license, schedule, payment (if any), warranty, permissions, review and termination in an individually approved contract. This acknowledgement records interest and acceptance of the general publishing terms; it does not transfer copyright or create an exclusive license without a countersigned, project-specific agreement.
Edited volume editor
Publishing agreement — Edited volume editor
The parties will define the manuscript, contributors, rights, territory, formats, license, schedule, payment (if any), warranty, permissions, review and termination in an individually approved contract. This acknowledgement records interest and acceptance of the general publishing terms; it does not transfer copyright or create an exclusive license without a countersigned, project-specific agreement.
Book chapter author
Publishing agreement — Book chapter author
The parties will define the manuscript, contributors, rights, territory, formats, license, schedule, payment (if any), warranty, permissions, review and termination in an individually approved contract. This acknowledgement records interest and acceptance of the general publishing terms; it does not transfer copyright or create an exclusive license without a countersigned, project-specific agreement.
Series editor
Publishing agreement — Series editor
The parties will define the manuscript, contributors, rights, territory, formats, license, schedule, payment (if any), warranty, permissions, review and termination in an individually approved contract. This acknowledgement records interest and acceptance of the general publishing terms; it does not transfer copyright or create an exclusive license without a countersigned, project-specific agreement.
Conference proceedings editor
Publishing agreement — Conference proceedings editor
The parties will define the manuscript, contributors, rights, territory, formats, license, schedule, payment (if any), warranty, permissions, review and termination in an individually approved contract. This acknowledgement records interest and acceptance of the general publishing terms; it does not transfer copyright or create an exclusive license without a countersigned, project-specific agreement.
Institutional co-publishing
Publishing agreement — Institutional co-publishing
The parties will define the manuscript, contributors, rights, territory, formats, license, schedule, payment (if any), warranty, permissions, review and termination in an individually approved contract. This acknowledgement records interest and acceptance of the general publishing terms; it does not transfer copyright or create an exclusive license without a countersigned, project-specific agreement.