Application for Permission to Reprint or Reuse HUP Material

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Please note:

  • You must fill out a separate application for each Harvard University Press work for which you are seeking reprint permissions. (In the majority of cases, one work = one book. For multi-volume sets, typically one work = one ISBN.) Combining requests for content from multiple HUP works into a single application will delay our response.
  • Partially-completed forms cannot be saved. We recommend that you gather all the necessary information before you begin. As Permissions Department requirements change periodically, we strongly recommend that you read our Frequently Asked Questions in full before proceeding.
  • Licenses are issued in the order in which full and complete applications are received.
Replacement Applications

If you recently submitted an application and you have not yet received a response with a Reference Number from the Permissions Department, but you need to correct, or replace information you provided, please choose “replacement for a previous application” below. We assume that any Replacement Application you submit is full and complete (freestanding) and we will discard any previous applications still pending in our system. We will not chain together multiple partial applications for the same work and project.

New vs. Replacement Application

This request is: *

Primary Contact Information

This is the person or entity to whom we will address all correspondence.

Please separate multi-line addresses with a comma (,) or semicolon (;). For example: “123 Main Street, Smith Building, Suite 6F.” For addresses outside the United States and Canada, please choose “Other/Not Applicable” in the State/Province/Territory dropdown.

Licensee Contact Information

This is the person or entity in whose name we will draft any permission license and invoice and who shall be responsible for the terms and conditions therein. (Typically this is the publisher of your forthcoming work.)

Do not reuse the Primary Contact Information below unless the primary contact and the licensee are the same (e.g., for a self-published work).

Please separate multi-line addresses with a comma (,) or semicolon (;). For example: “123 Main Street, Smith Building, Suite 6F.” For addresses outside the United States and Canada, please choose “Other/Not Applicable” in the State/Province/Territory dropdown.

Which Harvard University Press Book and Which Portions?

Please separate multiple author names with a comma (,) or semicolon (;). For example: “Jane White, John Black, and Kevin Brown.”

In the tables below, please itemize the specific portions of our work that you would like to use in your project. Be sure to use the page numbers of the HUP edition of the work. We cannot accept requests for our content as cited in other sources.

You need only to complete the tables that are relevant to your request (text passages, figures/tables/etc., or poems), but note that within each table you do use, all columns are required.

Text Passages

Opening Words Closing Words Beginning Page (#) Ending Page (#)
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Illustrations, Tables, Figures, Maps, or Book Covers

Please double-check that any graphic you wish to use is original to the Harvard University Press book (i.e. it has not been reprinted from another source). Harvard University Press does not authorize adaptations or redrawing of graphics.

Type Selection Title or Description Page (#)
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Lines of Poetry

If you are using multiple excerpts within a given page spread, please itemize each below. Be sure to use the line numbers of the HUP edition of the work.

Poem Title, Number, or First Line First Line (#) Last Line (#)
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In What Work Will the Reprinted Material Appear?

Please separate multiple author names with a comma (,) or semicolon (;). For example: “Jane White, John Black, and Kevin Brown.”

In What Formats?

Using the table below, please specify which formats the proposed work will appear in and the supplementary details for each. Note that editions or formats that are abridged, expanded, or otherwise altered from the main work you describe are considered different uses (not just different formats) and they are subject to separate review and pricing. You should fill out a separate copy of this form for any variants from your main use.

Harvard University Press does not grant permission for “all languages.”

Format * Price (including currency: $, £, €, etc.) * Total Projected Lifetime Circulation (number of copies, users, viewers, etc. over a multi-year period) * Language *
[+] Add New Row [-] Delete Last Row

In What Context?

Additional Information

If you chose “A replacement for a previous application” in the first question above, please state briefly why you are submitting a replacement application. For example: “I’ve added a fifth poem to my application”; “I made an error in the contact information”; “The print runs have decreased”; etc.

To help us respond in an efficient manner, please list the HUP Reference Numbers for any previous licenses that are related to your current project.

Please use the field below for any other clarifications or notes regarding your application.

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