This is a legal document and agreement between the publisher and author, and might differ from one journal to the other. An example of such an agreement is the Hindawi Publishing Corporation Copyright and License Agreement, available at: http://www.hindawi.com/license/ Once it has been signed by both parties, it can be uploaded as a supplementary file for admin purposes and future reference.

Example agreements

• Hindawi Publishing Corporation Copyright and License Agreement

• SciELO SA Publishers' Agreement

• SPARC Author Addendum