Re-using figures without seeking permissions or paying extra fees

Scholarly authors often re-use figures or other images from published articles in their own works, with proper attribution of course. If these works are also being published then the author would typically seek permissions from the copyright holder and sometimes even pay a fee. This can be time-consuming (and expensive!). 

But did you know that USask authors do not always need to ask for permission, or pay an extra fee, to re-use a published figure or image in their own publications? The University Library, through our consortial partners (CRKN and COPPUL), has negotiated this right for USask authors in many of our licenses for journal subscriptions.

Some publishers this applies to include: American Chemical Society (ACS), Cambridge University Press, Nature, SAGE, Springer, and Wiley. So, if you are a USask author who would like to re-use a figure from a publication included in one of these subscription packages you simply need to cite the source as you typically would. No seeking of permissions, no extra fees!

Please see this page from the Copyright website for the complete list of publishers and further details.