All books and journals published by Duke University Press are held under copyright.

As an editor, you are responsible for ensuring that your authors acquire the necessary permissions to reprint artwork and written material in your journal. An author’s publication agreement assures the Press that he or she has secured the necessary permissions and that the work does not infringe on anyone's copyright.

Note, however, that your authors may not need to acquire permissions for some images, artwork, or portions of text, because the material may be in the public domain or fall under the doctrine of fair use. Duke University Press strongly supports fair use. Most images that are used to complement an article’s text but that are not directly analyzed require permissions, as do images from museum collections and archives.

If you have general questions about permissions issues, especially about fair use, contact the Journals editorial/administrative manager. You or an author may also wish to seek advice from university counsel before deciding whether you can claim fair use.

For more information about rights and permissions issues as they apply to scholarly work, consult the Association of American University Presses' (AAUP) Copyright and Permissions Resources page. This site provides several useful documents and links to other Web sites.

In particular, the AAUP Permission FAQs are a good resource for academic authors interested in how copyright affects their work.

Additionally, Stanford University Libraries' Copyright & Fair Use site provides useful information about determining fair use and what falls into the public domain.