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Assignment of Copyright

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Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, trading as Inderscience Publishers, of World Trade Center Building, 29 Route de Pre-Bois, (Case Postale 896) CR1215 Geneve 15, Switzerland ("Inderscience")

Please read the notes overleaf and fill in, sign and mail this form with a copy of the paper manuscript of your Article to the above address. This assignment comes into effect if your Article is accepted for publication.

So that we can ensure both the widest dissemination and protection of material published in Inderscience's journals, we ask authors to assign world-wide copyright in both print and other media in their papers, including abstracts, to Inderscience. This enables us to ensure copyright protection against infringement, and to disseminate your article, and our journals, as widely as possible.

In consideration of the undertaking set out in paragraph 2, and upon acceptance by Inderscience for publication in the Journal, the Author as beneficial owner hereby assigns to Inderscience the copyright in the Article entitled:

(Please print in block letters) ___________________________________________________________________

by _________________________________________________________________

to be published in __________________________________________('the Journal') for the full legal term of copyright. This assignment includes the right to publish (subject to paragraphs 3 and 4) the material in the article in electronic form; the Article may be published in printed, online, CD-ROM, microfiche or in other form.

Inderscience hereby undertakes to prepare and publish the Article named in paragraph 1 in the Journal.

The Editor of the Journal and Inderscience are empowered to make such editorial changes as may be necessary to make the Article suitable for publication. Every effort will be made to consult the Author if substantive changes are required.

The Author hereby asserts his/her moral rights under the UK Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the Author of the Article.

The Author warrants that the Article is the Author's original work, has not been published before, and is not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere; and that the Article contains no libellous or unlawful statements and that it in no way infringes the rights of others, and that the Author, as the owner of the copyright, is entitled to make this assignment.

If the Article was prepared jointly by more than one author, the Author warrants that he/she has been authorised by all co-authors to sign this agreement on their behalf.

Author Name (please print): ___________________________Article ID: _________

Signature: _________________________________________ Date: _____________

Inderscience's policy is to acquire copyright for all contributions, for the following reasons:

a. ownership of copyright by a central organisation helps to ensure maximum international protection against infringement;

b. requests for permission to reproduce articles in books, course packs or for library loan can be handled efficiently and with sensitivity to changing library and reader needs. This relieves authors of a time-consuming and costly administrative burden.

c. the demand for research literature to be delivered in electronic form, whether on-line or on CD-ROM, can be met efficiently, with proper safeguards for authors, editors and journal owners.

There are opportunities to reach institutions (e.g., companies, schools and public libraries) and individual readers that are unlikely to subscribe to the printed journal. Inderscience works with other organisations to publish, where appropriate, in on-line or off-line databases and services, or to deliver copies of individual articles. It has also registered the Journal with the Copyright Licensing Agency, which offers centralised licensing arrangements for photocopying. Income received from all of these sources is used to further the interests of the Journal.

Once accepted for publication, your Article will be published in conventional printed form in the Journal, and will be stored electronically to enable Inderscience to publish the journal on-line, in order to meet increasing library and faculty demand, and to deliver it as an individual article copy or as part of a larger collection of articles to meet the specific requirements of a particular market. Assignment of copyright signifies agreement to Inderscience making such arrangements.

It may be that the Author is not able to make the assignment solely by him- or herself:

a. If it is appropriate, the Author's employer may sign this agreement. The employer may reserve the right to use the Article for internal or promotional purposes (by indicating on this agreement) and reserve all rights other than copyright.

b. If the Author is a UK Government employee, the Government will grant a non-exclusive licence to publish the Article in the Journal in any medium or form provided that Crown Copyright and user rights (including patent rights) are reserved.

c. If the Author is the employee of a government (except the UK Government) and the work was done in that capacity, the assignment applies only to the extent allowed by applicable law.

Under the UK's Copyright Design and Patents Act 1988, the Author has the moral right to be identified as the author wherever the Article is published, and to object to its derogatory treatment or distortion. Inderscience encourages assertion of this right, as it represents best publishing practice and is an important safeguard for all authors. Clause 4 asserts the Author's moral rights, as required by the Act.

The Journal will permit the Author to use the Article elsewhere after publication, provided acknowledgement is given to the Journal as the original source of publication.

Thank you for reading these notes. This assignment will enable Inderscience to ensure that the Article will reach the optimum readership.

No part of this publication may be reproduced stored or transmitted in any material form or by any means (including electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 or under the terms of a licence issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd or the Copyright Clearance Center Inc.