What are ASQ’s copyright policies?
SQ’s copyright and permissions policies are available in full at www.asq.org/copyright. Copyright law requires that publishers obtain written transfer of copyright from the author(s) prior to publication. After accepting your manuscript, we will ask you to sign and return a copyright transfer form before we proceed with publishing. United States Government employees must sign the section stating exemption from the copyright laws. Submitted manuscripts must be your original, previously unpublished work. If you use substance from other works in your article, you must obtain written permission to reprint the borrowed material. This includes any illustrations, tables, or substantive extracts (direct quotations) that are outside the realm of fair use. Written permission must include a complete citation from the copyright owner (usually the publisher) to reprint each item of borrowed material. Publication cannot proceed until copies of all permission letters are received.
