The most important consideration is that the licence type, licence terms, attribution and details of the source material are clearly communicated to the reader. The specific attribution requirements vary by licence, therefore you will need to check the particular Creative Commons licence for full instructions.
Archives: Questions
How should I cite material which I am re-using under a Creative Commons licence?
Best practice when citing material published under a Creative Commons licence is to cite the author(s), the title of the work, the type of licence and the copyright owner. A link back to the source work and also a link to the licence should also be provided.
Do I need to obtain permission to use a figure from an article which was published under the gold open access model, under one of the Creative Commons licences?
How do I obtain permission to use figure(s) from third party publishers?
Do I need to obtain permission to use a figure I have adapted from a previously published figure?
Do I need to obtain permission to use figure(s) taken from prior publications of which I was an author or co-author?
What happens after you have submitted your revised article?
Your revised article and response to the referees will normally be sent back to one or more of the referees (minor revisions may be checked by our in-house staff). At this point, the referee(s) may recommend acceptance of your paper, or request further revisions. If the referee(s) are not satisfied with the changes made or are unable to report on the revised manuscript, we may consult an Editorial Board Member. (Occasionally, if the referee(s) and Editorial Board are not satisfied with the changes made to a manuscript, it may still be rejected at this stage.) Once your article is deemed to be acceptable for publication, you will receive a ‘provisional acceptance’ letter. This will be followed by a ‘formal acceptance’ letter when we have received from you everything we need to proceed with publication of your article (including your source files, completed copyright form and any permissions if necessary).
Completing IOP’s copyright form: queries
Each journal has a specific copyright form that authors must sign before an article can be accepted. This will be made available to you by the journal team after article submission. If you have any queries on completing the copyright form, please contact the relevant journal email address.
Copyright FAQs: do the answers to these questions apply to all IOP journals?
No, not all. These FAQs apply to the majority of IOP-owned journals. Please see IOP’s list of journals to access the relevant journal’s webpage.
Some of our publishing partner journals may vary.
Do you take a transfer of copyright for all content accompanying the subscription article?
No, we only take a transfer of copyright for the subscription article itself. This does not include any supplementary material or any video abstract you produce for the article, in which we generally take a non-exclusive licence. IOP does not take ownership of the underlying data or science. Please check the terms of the copyright form for full details.