SAMPLE LETTERS

 Please use the following forms when seeking permission to use figures, tables, interviews, or other material requiring permission to publish.

Permission to use figure, table, or pages of quotation

[Author’s letterhead]

 [date]

 [address]

 Dear       :

 I request permission to use [figure or table number, or pages of quotation] (copy attached) currently in [author, date, title, edition, publisher, page number, etc.].

 This will appear as [table or figure number] in a new scholarly work, [author, title]

Currently being prepared for publication by ISUP, Inc., dba Blackwell Publishing.

I understand that you have sole rights to this material. Permission is desired for publication in this book and in future editions and revisions thereof in all languages and countries. Credit, of course, will be given.

Permission may be granted by filling in the bottom portion of this letter and returning the entire sheet to me. Please retain a copy for your records.

Thank you.

Sincerely, 

[name]

The above request is approved providing proper credit is given.

Approved by:

Date:             

Permission to reproduce the following images in electronic form

[date]

[address]

Dear       :

ISUP, Inc., dba Blackwell Publishing, requests permission to reproduce the following images in electronic form:

This will appear in a scholarly work, [title], by [author], currently being prepared for publication by Blackwell Publishing.

Permission is desired for nonexclusive world rights in all languages and in all future electronic forms of the work.

The credit line would, of course, include a full citation of the source. [OPTIONAL: Credit will be given in the text format near the image and your name will be included in the list of contributors at the beginning of the CD-ROM.]

Permission may be granted by filling in the bottom portion of this letter and returning the entire letter to us. Please retain a copy for your records.

Thank you for your assistance in this project.

Sincerely,

                        Editor

  The above request is approved providing proper credit is given.

Approved by:

Date:             

Permission to use a transcription of your oral interview

[Author’s letterhead]

[date]

[address]

Dear       :

I request permission to use a transcription of your oral interview, which will appear in a new work, [tentative title], currently being prepared for publication by ISUP, Inc., dba Blackwell Publishing.

Permission is desired for publication in this book and in future editions and revisions thereof in all languages and countries. Credit, of course, will be given.

Permission may be granted by filling in the bottom portion of this letter and returning the entire letter to me. Please retain a copy for your records.

Thank you for your assistance in this project.

Sincerely,

[name]

The above request is approved providing proper credit is given.

Approved by:

Date:             

Permission to publish a photograph

[Author’s letterhead]

[date]

[address]

Dear       :

I request permission to publish a photograph of you in a scholarly work, [title], currently being prepared for publication by ISUP, Inc., dba Blackwell Publishing. A copy of the photograph is attached to this letter.

Permission is desired for publication in this book and in future editions and revisions thereof in all languages and countries. It may be granted by filling in the bottom portion of this letter and returning the letter to me. Please retain a copy for your records.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

[name]

I, the subject,                 , grant permission to the author and publisher to publish a photograph of me (a copy of which I have seen and approved) in [title] without further compensation to me. Further, I understand the author or publisher may use the photograph for any purpose whatsoever so long as it is in connection with the aforementioned scholarly work.

Subject (Parent or Guardian if subject is under 18 years of age)

                     Date

               Address