Copyright and Permission FAQs

How do I get permission to quote excerpts or to reprint any figures or tables from a paper published in Physical Review A-E, Physical Letters, or Reviews of Modern Physics?

Permission should be obtained directly from an author. The American Physical Society for its part hereby grants permission to quote excerpts and reprint figures or tables from its journals with the following bibliographic and copyright citation as follows:

Authors names, journal title, volume number, year of publication, and page number (or article identifier). Copyright (YEAR) by the American Physical Society.

How do I get permission to copy an Article?

Copying of articles for sale by document delivery services or suppliers is permitted against payment of a copying fee.  The current copying fee is $20.00 per article per copy for Physical Review and Physical Review Letters; $35.00 per article per copy for Reviews of Modern Physics. Express permission of APS is not required, except for purposes stated below regarding republication, provided that the fee is paid through the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923.  Contact the CCC for information on how to report copying and remit payments.

How do I get permission to reproduce in a reprint collection, or for advertising or promotional purposes, or republication in any form?

Republication in any form requires permission of one of the authors and a license from APS.  Such a license must be sought from Barbara Hicks, Associate Publisher, The American Physical Society, One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740-3844, email: assocpub@aps.org.  Permission from the author must be sought and obtained from him or her directly.

What is the "APS Formatted Version"?

The APS formatted version is the full-text PostScript (PS) or the PDF version of the Article produced by APS or its vendors, with no links or navigation.

What are the "APS Enhancements"?

The APS enhancements are files produced by APS or its vendors with links and/or navigation, e.g., full-text XML file or HTML wrapper (abstract/references page). APS will not grant permission to the author or anyone else to use these versions.

Can an author mount the APS formatted version of his/her article on a personal web home page?

Yes, the author has the right to mount or post the APS formatted version on his/her personal website, on either the intranet or the internet, provided these guidelines are followed:

• Author is strongly encouraged to provide a link to the Article's abstract page ("wrapper"), using APS's simple URL formula ("link manager," see: http://publish.aps.org/linkfaq.html).
• Author must provide bibliographic and copyright citation as follows: Authors names, journal title, volume number, year of publication, and page number (or article identifier). Copyright (YEAR) by the American Physical Society.
• The Article may not be sold in any format and author agrees that the definitive version of the Article is the APS online version

Can an author mount the APS formatted version of an Article on an e-print server?

An author cannot use the APS formatted version, but can mount his/her own electronic version.   An author can also provide a link to the Article's abstract page ("wrapper"), using APS's simple URL formula ("link manager," see: http://publish.aps.org/linkfaq.html).

Can a non-author post the APS formatted version of an abstract,  figure, table, graph, excerpt or Article on the intranet or internet?

Only the author has these rights.  However, a non-author can provide a link to the Article's abstract page ("wrapper"), using APS's simple URL formula  ("link manager," see: http://publish.aps.org/linkfaq.html).

Can a company or institution mount the APS formatted version of Articles of their employees on its web page?

If at least one of the authors on each Article was employed at the company or institution at the time of publication, APS will grant a license for the mounting of the APS formatted version for three (3) years subject to reapplication, provided the following stipulations are followed:

• Company must provide a link to the article's abstract page ("wrapper"), using APS's simple URL formula ("link manager," see: http://publish.aps.org/linkfaq.html).
• Company must provide bibliographic and copyright citation as follows: Authors names, journal title, volume number, year of publication, and page number (or article identifier). Copyright (YEAR) by the American Physical Society.
• The Article may not be sold in any format.
• Author and company agrees that the definitive version of the Article is the APS online version.

Such a license must be sought from Barbara Hicks, Associate Publisher, The American Physical Society, One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740-3844, email: assocpub@aps.org.