Policy overview
Useful scholarship should be shareable, citable, and properly credited.
Rights and permissions policies help authors, readers, educators, and institutions understand how published material may be used, shared, adapted, and cited responsibly.
Author rightsAuthors retain appropriate rights while granting publication permissions needed for distribution and discovery. | Responsible reuseTeaching, citation, research, and non-commercial reuse should follow license terms and give proper attribution. | Permission clarityWhen reuse is not clearly covered by a license or fair-use principle, permission should be requested first. |
![]() | Copyright & licensing Flexible licensing supports reach while preserving attribution.Authors publishing with Pantheon Academic retain copyright under recognized licensing frameworks that support broad dissemination and responsible reuse of scholarly work.
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Fair use & academic reuse Academic reuse should be helpful, limited, and properly attributed.Researchers, educators, and students may use limited excerpts for citation, teaching, review, or non-commercial scholarship when the use is appropriate and clearly credited.
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Key permissions & policies
Simple rules make reuse easier and safer.
These guidelines support open dissemination while helping authors and users avoid rights conflicts, unclear reuse, or missing permissions.
Copyright retentionAuthors retain rights under recognized licenses, allowing broad sharing with citation, attribution, and license compliance. | Requesting permissionFor republication, translation, commercial use, or extensive reuse, contact the editorial office with full details of the requested use. | Third-party contentAuthors must secure permission for third-party figures, images, tables, or text before publication unless reuse is clearly permitted. |
Permission requests Send enough detail so the request can be reviewed clearly.If you need permission to reuse Pantheon Academic material, include the article or chapter details, the material you want to reuse, your planned use, distribution format, and whether the use is commercial or non-commercial.
| Contact Need to request permissions or clarify a policy?Contact Pantheon Academic with the details of your reuse request and our team will guide you through the next step. |


