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This means you are free to republish our articles — for free — as long as you follow the guidelines below.
What You Can Republish
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- Full article text
- Headlines and subheadlines
- Pull quotes and sidebar text
You do not need to ask permission in advance to republish text content, as long as you comply with the attribution and license requirements below.
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License Conditions
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How to Request Permission
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Please include the specific article or material you wish to use, your organization name, and a description of how you plan to use it. We typically respond to permissions requests within five business days.
Full License Summary
The Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) allows you to:
- Share: Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
Under the following terms:
- Attribution: You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- NonCommercial: You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
- NoDerivatives: If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material.
- No additional restrictions: You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
The full legal text of the license is available at creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode.
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