Can I Post my Published Papers on the Internet?

Can I post PDF files of my forthcoming or published papers on the Internet?

If all articles are distributed freely on the Internet, the publisher cannot recover its production and marketing costs and must shut down the journals sooner or later. However, Blackwell Publishing has agreed to permit limited distribution of your articles under the following conditions:

1. Copyright in your article rests with Blackwell Publishing. Blackwell Publishing grants back to the Contributing Author the right to share this PDF file with colleagues for non-commercial use.

2. This PDF file may be posted on the Contributing Author’s own website for personal or professional use, or on the Contributing Author’s internal university or corporate network/intranet, or on a secure external website at the Contributing Author’s institution, providing access is limited to members of the Contributing Author’s university or corporation.

3. This PDF file may not be offered for commercial sale or for any systematic external distribution by a third party (e.g. a listserv or database connected to a public access server).

4. The following notice must accompany the PDF on the Contributing Author’s website: ‘This is an electronic version of an article published in the Review of International Economics. Complete citation information for the final version of the paper, as published in the print edition of the Review of International Economics, is available on the Blackwell Synergy online delivery service, accessible via the journal’s website at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/RIE or http://www.blackwell-synergy.com.

5. The Contributing Author may make photocopies of, or distribute via electronic mail or fax, his/her own work for the Contributing Author’s own teaching and research purposes provided (a) that such copies are not resold and (b) that reference to the original source of publication and the name of the copyright holder is clearly stated on any copies made of the article.

6. For information regarding any use of this PDF file not covered by these terms and conditions, please refer to the Blackwell Rights Department at JournalsRights@oxon.blackwellpublishing.com.

7. The Contributing Author agrees not to update or change the PDF file.

Upon reading of this page, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.