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Digital Author Publishing Agreement FAQs

Click on a question below to see the corresponding answer. If your question is not covered here, please direct it to our author contracts team.

What sort of publishing agreement will I be asked to sign?

I haven’t received the Information Request Form (IRF) from Ironclad yet. There is nothing in my junk mail folder.

I am unable to access the Information Request Form (IRF) from the link provided.

The title of my article is incorrect on the Information Request Form (IRF) and/or the Author Publishing Agreement.

The order of authors is incorrect on the Information Request Form (IRF)/Author Publishing Agreement.

I have signed the Licence to Publish, but would like to change my article to Gold Open Access.

Our paper has two or more corresponding authors, but the Information Request Form (IRF) only lists one

I already completed a PDF Author Publishing Agreement, but I am being asked to complete another via Ironclad.

I am attempting to complete the Information Request Form (IRF) and I am unsure about the choices available for Gold Open Access publication:

I have queries about formatting and submitting my manuscript.

How do I know who owns the copyright in my manuscript?