I would like to use some of the figures in a book chapter that is going to be published in Springer. As these journals (source of figures) are open access, I would like to just confirm that is it sufficient for me to simply cite publications and no further permission required from journals. Also, is there any restriction in the use of numbers of figures from different articles? Kindly share any other important information regarding the matter.
When I click into reprints and permission, I got the instruction which is attached herewith.
So, I would like to confirm do I need further permission for using some figures from these articles in my book chapter.
With regards
Chitra
Dear Elangbam Chitra Devi,
It is very important to state that open access status of a media HAS NOTHING TO DO with the copyright.
The copyright is born when the WORK is born (and other rights may be generated or transferred during the publishing process) and will last (mostly) until 70 years after the death of the (longest living) author(s) (in case of natural persons).
The open access is a form of dissemination of the work to make it available to a larger audience, not more.
In summary, you should ask permission from the copyright owners to republish or publish it with modification. If the copyright owners has stated something else (e.g.., a special copyright licence, like versions of creative commons licence) you should consult the licence and act accordingly.
Kind regards, Balázs
Dear Sir Thank you for the information. When I click into reprints and permission, I got the instruction:
Creative Commons
This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons CC BY license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. You are not required to obtain permission to reuse this article.
To request permission for a type of use not listed, please contact Springer Nature
So, I would like to confirm do I need further permission for using some figures from this article.
Links:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-65095-w#Fig2
https://nanoscalereslett.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s11671-015-0874-7
With regards Chitra
Dear Elangbam Chitra Devi, if the paper is under Creative Commons (in this case "BY" version) license then (as the license tells) you can reuse the material without permission under the sole condition that you cite the original material properly. (Typically it is given how to cite that.)
Kind regards, Balázs
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