March 2012
Review articles frequently make use of previously published figures or tables. If this is true of your own article, you must obtain permission to reprint any material from other published work.
For material that appeared in an APS journal (Physical Review, Physical Review Letters, or Reviews of Modern Physics) the APS holds the copyright. To reprint this material in another APS journal does not require permission from the publisher, but you should write to the author asking his or her consent.
Other publishers have different policies and procedures, which you can often find described on the inside covers of their publications. When seeking permission from them, remember that the copyright for reprinted figures and tables remains with the original publication. All you need is permission to reprint.
Our usual credit appears at the end of the figure caption in this form: From Author, year. The full reference is then given in the References section. If you modify the original figure, the credit should say ”Adapted from” rather than ”From.”
A sample permissions request follows.
Dear __________________ ,
I am preparing an article entitled "________________" for submission to Reviews of Modern Physics. I would appreciate permission to reproduce in this article the following:
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Appropriate credit will of course be given.
If you have a good-quality original of this figure/table, I would be very grateful to receive it.
For your convenience a release form is provided below and a copy of this letter is enclosed for your files. Thank you very much for you attention to this request.
Sincerely,
_______________________________
I/We grant permission for the use requested above.
Person granting _______________________________________________
Holder of copyright _____________________________________________
Date ________________________________________________________
