SAMPLE PERMISSION REQUEST LETTER FOR ARTICLE OR BOOK PUBLICATION
[Letterhead or return address]
[Date]
[Name and address of addressee]
Dear _______:
I am writing a scholarly article/book, entitled “
” to be published by [publisher, name of
journal/journal publisher] and would like your permission to use in the article/book the following work/s:
[Insert full citation and description of the original work/s: author, title, edition number, volume number,
issue number, page numbers, number of figure/table/illustration, section/part you wish to use; place of
publication, publisher, date of publication of original work/s]
[Add a more detailed description of your use if this is relevant.]
The requested permission extends to any future revisions and editions of my article/book, and also to the
prospective public distribution of my article/book in RUcore, the Rutgers University open access
repository, subject to the terms of my publication agreement and to my decision to make it openly
accessible. Full attribution to the original source will be given.
Your signing this letter will confirm that you [or corporate entity] own the copyright to the abovedescribed material. If you do not hold the copyright in this material, I would appreciate any information
you could provide about others to whom my request should be directed, along with contact information if
possible.
If you are able to grant permission, please sign this letter where indicated below and return it to me in the
enclosed return envelope. Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
[Your name and signature]
PERMISSION GRANTED FOR THE USE REQUESTED ABOVE:
I have the authority to grant the permission requested above and hereby grant permission for use of the
above-referenced material in the manner described.
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Signature of copyright holder
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Name of copyright holder
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Address of copyright holder
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Date