Transfer of Copyright Agreement

Scientific publishers and authors share a common interest in the protection of copyright: authors principally because they want their creative works to be protected from plagiarism and other unlawful uses, publishers because they need to protect their work and investment in the production, marketing and distribution of the article written by the author. In order to do so effectively, publishers request a formal written transfer of copyright from the authors(s) for each article published. Publishers and authors are also concerned that the integrity of an article (once reviewed and accepted for publication) be maintained, and in order to protect that reference value and validation process, we ask that authors recognize that distribution (including through the Internet/WWW or other on-line means) of the version of the article as accepted for publication is best administered by the publisher. Please complete and return the form promptly.

Manuscript Title:

To be published in the Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Effective upon acceptance for publication, copyright (including all rights thereunder and the right to obtain copyright registration in the name of the publisher APS, whether separately or as part of a journal issue or otherwise) in the above article and any modifications of it by the author(s) is hereby transferred throughout the world and for the full term and all extensions and renewals thereof to:

American Paraplegia Society

This transfer includes the right to adapt the presentation of the article for use in conjunction with computer systems and programs, including reproduction or publication in machine-readable form and incorporation in retrieval systems.

Rights of Authors:

The following rights are retained by the author(s):

1. Patent and trademark rights and rights to any process or procedure described in the article.

2. The right to photocopy or make single electronic copies of the article for their own personal use, including for their own classroom use, provided the copies are not offered for sale and are not distributed in a systematic way outside of their employing institution (e.g. via an email list or public file server). Posting of the published article on an electronic public server can only be done with APS’s written approval.

3. The right, subsequent to publication, to use the article or any part thereof free of charge in a printed compilation of works of their own, such as collected writings or lecture notes, in a thesis, or to expand the article into book-length form for publication.

Note: All copies, paper or electronic, or other use of the information must include an indication of the copyright ownership and a full citation of the journal source. Please refer all requests for uses not stated above, including the authorization of third parties to reproduce or otherwise use all or part of the article (including figures and tables), to:

American Paraplegia Society

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Authorship:

1. Neither the author nor publisher shall receive any royalty nor other monetary compensation from the publisher for the rights transferred by this Agreement.

2. If copyright is held by the employer, the employer or an authorized representative of the employer must sign. If the author signs, it is understood that this is with the authorization of the employer and the employer’s acceptance of the terms of this transfer. Please confirm this by marking the appropriate box following the signature line.

3. Each of the authors of this manuscript must sign a signature of copyright. Additionally, the designated, corresponding author must sign and indicate that he/she will subsequently be signing on behalf of the other authors and is authorized to do so.

4. If there are a number of co-authors, one or several of whom is/are a U.K. or a U.S. government employee (and this work was prepared in this capacity) and one or several of whom are not government employees, the non-government author should sign this form, indicating transfer of those rights which such author has (also on behalf of any other non-government co-authors). U.K. government employee authors may elect to transfer copyright in any event, and if they do so elect should indicate below. Please confirm by marking the appropriate box following the signature line.

Warranties

1. The author(s) warrant(s) that the article is the author’s original work and has not been published before. The author(s) warrant(s) that the article contains no libelous or other unlawful statements, and does not infringe on the rights of others. If excerpts from copyrighted works are included, the author(s) has (have) obtained or will obtain written permission from the copyright owners and will credit the sources in the article.

Copyright Assignment

This agreement must be signed by all authors and the designated corresponding author noted below.

Signature _________________________________________________ Date___________

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Designated corresponding author:

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Employer Representative:

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Co-author who is not a U.K. or U.S. government employee but whose co-author(s) are government employees:

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U.K. government employee author electing to transfer copyright:

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U.S. government employee affirming warranties only:

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Please sign, retain a copy for your files, and mail or fax to:

The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

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