01Purpose and scope
Panorama Scholarly Group may publish articles, book chapters, books, reports, and other scholarly works on an open-access basis. Open access means that the designated version is available without a subscription or paywall; it does not automatically remove rights restrictions or permit every form of reuse.
This policy applies where a journal, imprint, book programme, agreement, or work page identifies a work as open access. A more specific policy, signed agreement, funder requirement, institutional requirement, or mandatory law governs where it provides more precise terms.
02Open-access routes
A Panorama publication may offer immediate open access to the version of record or permit repository sharing of a specified manuscript version under the publishing agreement. The permitted route, timing, embargo, and licence are communicated to authors before or at publication.
- The work page identifies the open version and gives the applicable copyright and licence notice.
- Repository deposits preserve the citation, DOI, version statement, and rights information.
- A manuscript shared under an agreement is not automatically the version of record.
- Readers and repositories must not remove notices identifying publication status, authorship, licence, corrections, or retraction.
03Copyright and publishing rights
The publishing agreement identifies the copyright owner and the rights granted to Panorama. Unless it states otherwise, the author or other rights holder retains copyright and grants the publisher the rights needed to publish, distribute, preserve, index, communicate, and promote the work in the agreed form.
Open-access status does not waive copyright, moral rights, privacy rights, confidentiality duties, trademark rights, or rights in third-party material. Nothing on this page overrides a signed agreement, a rights-holder restriction, or mandatory law.
04License options
Panorama may use more than one standard licence. The licence for a work is selected at journal, imprint, or agreement level and must be shown clearly on the work page, version-of-record file, and available metadata. The item-level notice is authoritative; readers should not infer a licence from the words “open access” alone.
- CC BY 4.0. Sharing, adaptation, and commercial use are permitted with appropriate credit, a licence link, and an indication of changes.
- CC BY-NC 4.0. Sharing and adaptation are permitted for non-commercial purposes with appropriate credit, a licence link, and an indication of changes.
- CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Sharing is permitted for non-commercial purposes with appropriate credit, but adapted material may not be distributed under that licence.
A journal may specify another Creative Commons licence or bespoke rights arrangement only when it is stated in the governing agreement and on the published work. The official Creative Commons licence terms apply; this policy is not a substitute for the legal code.
Because these conditions differ, a non-commercial or no-derivatives licence may not satisfy every funder, repository, or indexer. Authors should check applicable requirements before accepting a licence.
05Attribution and permitted reuse
Anyone reusing an open work must comply with its displayed licence. At minimum, attribution should identify the author or contributor, title, publication, DOI or stable URL, licence, and changes made. Reuse must not imply endorsement and must not remove a credit line or rights notice.
“Non-commercial” and “no derivatives” are legal conditions. Anyone unsure whether a translation, adaptation, commercial distribution, text-and-data use, course pack, repository deposit, or machine-learning application is permitted should seek permission from the relevant rights holder.
06Third-party material and exclusions
The licence attached to an article, chapter, or book does not automatically cover every image, table, figure, dataset, quotation, map, instrument, logo, or other third-party material. A credit line, caption, rights statement, or separate permission may identify material excluded from the open licence.
- Before reusing excluded material, contact the rights holder or follow the permission route in the credit line.
- Public-domain or third-party open material remains subject to its own terms.
- Authors must obtain and retain permissions for material they do not own and provide accurate credit information.
- If an access notice is inaccurate, the publisher may correct it and update metadata.
07Data, code, and supplementary material
Data, code, protocols, software, supplementary files, and repository deposits may carry terms separate from the article or book licence. Authors must identify access, privacy, security, ethical, contractual, and third-party restrictions. An article licence is not a licence to use personal data, confidential information, restricted clinical data, or code that the author cannot license.
Where sharing is required or appropriate, authors should use a stable repository and provide enough information for readers to understand the material’s version, provenance, and access conditions. If full sharing is not possible, the publication should state why and identify the available route.
08Charges, waivers, and editorial independence
Article processing charges, book publication charges, colour or supplementary-material charges, waivers, discounts, and other fees are publication-specific. Any applicable charge and its basis should be disclosed before acceptance. A fee is not payment for acceptance, and ability to pay must not determine scholarly merit.
Waivers or discounts may be offered under published or documented criteria, including institutional, geographic, funder, or hardship arrangements. Financial questions are handled separately from editorial assessment wherever practicable.
09Version of record and post-publication status
We preserve the version of record and maintain the relationship between the work, its DOI, its licence, and post-publication notices. Corrections, updates, expressions of concern, and retractions are linked to the affected work and identified clearly in the work page and metadata.
Retractions remain visible. A work marked Retracted must not be presented as a current reliable publication. A licence does not authorise removal of a retraction notice or misrepresentation of the work’s status.
A correction or retraction notice may itself contain separate rights or privacy restrictions. Readers should use the linked notice and current version-of-record status when citing or reusing a work.
10Responsibilities and contact
Authors and other rights holders warrant that they can grant the rights described in the agreement and that third-party permissions and disclosures are accurate. Readers and downstream users must follow the item-level licence and applicable law. Panorama is responsible for displaying clear access and rights information and correcting material errors when identified.
Questions about a work’s licence, access route, repository version, or third-party material should go to the relevant journal or imprint. If the destination is unclear, use the group contact page and include the title, DOI or URL, and intended use.