SAMPLE LETTER REQUESTING PERMISSION TO USE PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED MATERIAL

BIOLOGICAL BULLETIN COMPENDIA

SAMPLE LETTER REQUESTING PERMISSION TO USE PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED MATERIAL

(Date)_________

From:

Dr. _______________________

___________________________

(Institution Name and Address)

To:

__________________________________

(Publisher Name and Address)

Re: Use of previously published material

I wish to submit material previously published in the (name of Journal) for inclusion in the Biological Bulletin Compendia. These Compendia are published by Biological Bulletin Publications (Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA) in electronic form on the World Wide Web. I would greatly appreciate your permission to use the material described below in this and any future electronic or print versions of the Compendia:

Journal/Book: ____________________________
Year, Volume, Pages: _____________________
Author(s): _______________________________
Material: __________________________________________________

The complete literature citation will be given in the Compendia. However, if you require an additional credit line, please indicate how it should be worded. For your convenience, a copy of this letter may serve as a release form; the duplicate copy is for your files. Thank you very much for your assistance.

Sincerely yours,

_________________

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Permission is not required for use of the material noted above.

Signed: __________________________________________ Date: ___________________

We hereby grant permission for the use of the material requested above.

Signed: __________________________________________ Date: ___________________

Publisher: _________________________________________________________________

(Please return one copy to Dr. ______________ at the above address).

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