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Republication by Authors of Edited Volumes Authors of chapters from edited volumes are free to publish their material in revised or unrevised form, with full credit to University of Hawai‘i Press, in any subsequent publication of which they are the author. Publication in another collection or edited volume will require permission from the University of Hawai‘i Press and will require a completed Reprint Permission Request Form.

Republication of a Journal Article or Journal Image

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TRANSLATION RIGHTS POLICY

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If you are a publisher interested in translation rights, please fill out our Translation Rights Requests Form.

INSTITUTIONAL RESPOSITORY FOR BOOKS

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JOURNALS RIGHTS AND PERMISSIONS

UH Press journal publications are registered through the Copyright Clearance Center at www.copyright.com. Republication permissions for journals are consistent with the guidelines above, but if you have a specific request, please address your inquiry to the UH Press Journals Manager. Click here to Contact Us.

FAIR USE GUIDELINES

Permission is not required for use of University of Hawai‘i Press material that would be considered “fair use.”

University of Hawai‘i Press considers use of small prose extracts of 400 words or less from its publications to be fair use provided that it is for scholarly or non-commercial purposes and that the source is credited. Please note that this may not apply to excerpts from poetry, songs, or other works for which 400 words would constitute the majority of the work.

If material is used in a scholarly work for the purposes of criticism, commentary, or explanation, and if it would not substitute or negatively impact the market for the original publication, it may also be considered fair use. In all cases, the original publication must be cited. More information about fair use can be found here and here.

Please note that these guidelines do not apply for use of material in course packs or online course reserve systems, which does require permission.