transfer of copyright

• use this form to download a customised Transfer of Copyright Agreement form for a submitted article:

  Enter the surname of one author and the reference code for the article.

  Surname (mandatory)
  
  Article reference code (mandatory)
  
  

  Notes

  1. Both the surname of one author and the article reference code must be supplied.
  2. Supply the article reference code as a combination of two letters and four numbers (with leading zeros if necessary), e.g. CQ1045, rt0023.
  
  

• select this link to download a blank Transfer of Copyright Agreement form.

The Transfer of Copyright Form is in PDF format. Please complete this agreement and return it to the Editorial Office by email (copyrighta@iucr.org, quoting the six-character reference code in the Subject line). If you have any questions about copyright, please contact support@iucr.org

Open-access articles

Authors of open-access articles will not be required to transfer copyright to the IUCr, but will instead be asked to agree to an open-access licence. This licence is identical to the Creative Commons Attribution Licence. For more information on open access, click here.