Publication Agreement

KU (University of Kansas) Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology

PALEONTOLOGICAL INSTITUTE

License to Publish Scholarly Work

 

Publication License Agreement

 

This Publication License Agreement (“this Agreement”) is regarding a written manuscript currently entitled ________________________________ (manuscript title) (“the Work”) submitted to be published in the UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS TREATISE ON INVERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY (“the Journal”) by the UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS (“the Publisher”).

 

The undersigned Author, on behalf of themselves and any other authors of the Work, hereby agrees to the terms set forth herein:

 

  1. By signing this Agreement, Author represents and warrants that Author is signing on behalf of all authors of the Work, and that Author has the authority to act as their agent for the purpose of entering into this Agreement.
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  3. To the extent that any edits made by the Publisher to make the Work suitable for publication in the Journal amount to copyrightable works of authorship, the Publisher hereby assigns all right, title, and interest in such edits to Author. The Publisher agrees to verify with Author any such edits that are substantive. Author agrees that the license of paragraph 2 covers such edits.
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  5. Author agrees to cite and to require other licensees to cite the original publication of the Work in the Journal in any attribution statement satisfying the attribution requirement of the Creative Commons license of paragraph 2.
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    2. Author(s) are the sole author(s) of the Work and have a complete and unencumbered right to grant the rights granted in this Agreement.
    3. The Work is not plagiarized, in whole or in part, and it does not libel anyone or invade anyone’s copyrights or otherwise violate any statutory or common law right of any person or entity, and Author has made all reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy of any factual information contained in the article. Author agrees to indemnify the Publisher against any claim or action alleging facts which, if true, constitute a breach of any of the foregoing warranties or other provisions of this agreement, as well as against any related damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses incurred by the Publisher.
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a.       retain the following if it is supplied by Author with the Work:

      1. identification of the creator(s) of the Work and any others designated to receive attribution, in any reasonable manner requested by Author:
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  1. This is the entire agreement between Author and the Publisher, and it may be modified only in writing signed by both parties. It will be governed by the laws of the State of Kansas and the United States of America, and jurisdiction and venue of any suit arising out of or related to this Agreement shall reside only in courts located in the State of Kansas. It will bind and benefit the parties’ respective assigns and successors in interest, including Author’s heirs.
  2. This Agreement does not obligate the Publisher to publish the Work, and the Agreement will terminate if the Publisher does not publish the Work in any medium within one year of the date of Author’s signature.

The corresponding authors signs of behalf of all authors.

 

Name of Author: ___________________________________

 

Signature: ________________________________________

 

Date: ____________________________________________