American Family Physician (AFP) and Family Practice Management (FPM) are currently registered with the Copyright Clearance Center. If you would like to photocopy material from AFP or FPM for nonprofit educational classroom use, send a detailed request (see "Information Required on All Permission Requests") to Republication Department, Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923. Or fax your request to 978-646-8700.
Please note that HMOs, education firms, advertising agencies and pharmaceutical companies must purchase bulk reprints (see below for additional information).
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Academic Use
Other Uses
If you would like to reproduce, reprint or adapt material from AFP or FPM for other purposes (apart from photocopying patient information handouts for nonprofit educational purposes), you must seek permission from the AAFP. Submit your permission request to Elizabeth Atwater, Intellectual Properties Coordinator, AAFP, 11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Leawood, KS 66211-2672. You also may submit your requests via fax (913-906-6093) or e-mail (copyrights@aafp.org).
Information Required on All Permission Requests
You must include the following information in all requests.
About the material you would like to use:
- Title of article/piece you want to use
- Name of author of material
- Name of publication
- Identify content (for example, do you want to use the entire article, only a table/figure, an illustration); provide a sample if possible
About your proposed use:
- Title of your publication, program or product
- Name of publisher or sponsor
- Type/format of publication in which the AAFP content will appear (e.g., newsletter, book, periodical, CD-ROM, Web site)
- Estimated number of copies to be printed or produced
- Whether the copies will be sold or free
Please note: Responses to permission requests usually take 14 to 21 business days from the time a request is received. Response times may be longer during periods of high volume. Incomplete requests will be returned and will not be processed. All rushed requests warrant a $50 rush fee to be submitted with the initial permission request. Responses to rush requests will be within seven (7) business days from the day of receipt.
Fees and Payments
A permission fee is charged when material is to be used in another form of a publication (e.g., newsletter, textbook, manual, journal/magazine, etc.) The fee depends on the amount of content being reprinted. Payment should be made in U.S. currency and must be received before permission is granted. (Credit cards currently are not accepted.)
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