Clause 10

The terms of this clause aren’t the best we’ve seen, but they're not the worst either.

CLAUSE TEXT:

The right to publish the work in [journal] in print and electronic formats, and all related rights necessary or desirable for the full use and enjoyment of such right of Publication, including but not limited to the right to republish the work in whole or in part in future issues of [journal], in collections of works from the [journal] or in anthologies.

The right to publish, in print or electronic format, short selections from the Article for publicity and scholarly purposes, as deemed appropriate by [publisher], without payment to the Author(s).

EXPLANATION:

This is a contract for publication of an article in a scholarly journal. It gives the publisher the right to publish the work in any print or electronic format. It also allows the publisher to publish only parts of the article in collective works (such as anthologies) or to release parts of the work for scholarly or publicity purposes. The author is not compensated for any of these uses. It is not clear from the language whether the author is granting exclusive or non exclusive rights; nor is it clear whether the contract covers digital or other new media.