Copyright and Licensing

1. Copyright Ownership

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, copyright in works published by Panorama Scholarly Books is retained by the author or authors. The publisher does not claim ownership of copyright in submitted manuscripts or published works.

By entering into a publishing agreement with Panorama Scholarly Group Ltd, authors grant the publisher a licence to produce, distribute, and make available the work in the agreed formats and through the agreed channels for the duration of the agreement.

2. Rights Retained by Authors

Authors publishing with Panorama Scholarly Books retain the following rights as standard:

• -The right to use the published work for personal academic purposes, including teaching and research.
• -The right to post the final accepted manuscript (pre-production version) in an institutional or personal repository, subject to any embargo period specified in the publishing agreement.
• -The right to reproduce portions of the work in subsequent publications by the same author, with appropriate attribution to the original publication.
• -The right to distribute copies of the work to colleagues and students for non-commercial academic purposes.

3. Third-Party Material

Authors are responsible for identifying and obtaining permission for any third-party material included in the manuscript, including quotations, figures, tables, maps, images, and data.

Permission documentation must be provided to the publisher before final production. Material for which permission cannot be obtained must be removed or replaced before publication.

Authors should be aware that some material may be reproduced under fair dealing or fair use provisions without explicit permission. Authors are nonetheless responsible for ensuring that any such use is appropriate and properly attributed.

4. Open Access and Creative Commons

Titles made available on an open access basis are licensed under a Creative Commons licence as specified in the individual title's metadata and book page. The default open access licence applied by Panorama Scholarly Books is CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives), unless otherwise agreed.

Authors wishing to publish on an open access basis should discuss the relevant licensing terms with the publisher prior to entering into a publishing agreement. Please refer to the Open Access Books policy for further details.