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Are you planning to publish your thesis or dissertation as an article? That's great! It allows you to establish yourself as a researcher and share your important work - but be careful with the publishing agreements you sign.
Your publishing agreement may be restrictive and not permit you to include your article in your dissertation.
You know what you write, but do you know your rights?
Copyright law protects creative works. Examples of types of works protected by copyright law include books, journal articles, websites, blogs, photographs, films, videos, audio & visual recordings, and software programs.
Within copyright you have five rights: the right to reproduce copies, make derivative works, distribute copies, and perform or display the work publicly
Below are links to the general copyright and archiving policies for major publishers. If your publisher is not included in this list you can look them up in the Sherpa/Romeo database, or consult the publisher's website.