Archives of Scientific Psychology: Creative Commons License Form

Instructions: Authors of articles accepted for publication in Archives of Scientific Psychology can choose one of the following
copyright options: standard APA, Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY), or Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC-
BY-NC).

Under the standard APA copyright, authors transfer copyright to APA. If you wish to choose that copyright option, please fill out the
APA Publications Rights Form (Sections 1 and 2): http://www.apa.org/pubs/authors/publication-rights-form.pdf

This form is for authors choosing one of the following licenses for their Archives of Scientific Psychology article: Creative
Commons Attribution (CC-BY) or Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC-BY-NC).

Manuscript title:______________________________________________________________________________________________
Author names (in order of authorship): ____________________________________________________________________________
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Corresponding author: ___________________________________________ Phone number: ______________________________
Corresponding author’s email address: ______________________________

1. COPYRIGHT
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Copyright of this manuscript belongs to the author(s). Upon publication, the manuscript becomes available to the public to copy,
distribute, or display under [choose one of the options below]:
Ƒ Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License, CC-BY (the full license legal code and a human-readable
summary are available from the Creative Commons web page: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). CC-BY permits use,
distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited. The authors grant the American
Psychological Association the exclusive right to publish this manuscript first and identify itself as the original publisher.
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code and a human-readable summary are available from the Creative Commons web page: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-
nc/3.0/). CC-BY-NC permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited and
is not used for commercial purposes. The authors grant the American Psychological Association the exclusive right to publish this
manuscript first, identify itself as the original publisher, and claim all commercial exploitation rights.

Through signature below, the undersigned author (a) signifies acceptance of the terms and conditions listed above; (b) affirms that
written permission has been obtained for all previously published and/or copyrighted material contained in this manuscript and any
supplemental materials for online publication, as well as any other requisite permissions or releases; (c) affirms that the manuscript is
an original work of authorship that has not been previously published, does not infringe any third party’s intellectual property rights,
and does not contain any material that is obscene, defamatory, or libelous; (d) affirms that he/she is authorized to sign this form on
behalf of all authors.

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2. AUTHORSHIP CERTIFICATION (ALL AUTHORS MUST SIGN THIS SECTION)

Note: Faxed signatures, digital signatures, or photocopies are acceptable for all authors. By signing below, the undersigned
author(s) agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the American Psychological Association for third-party claims of copyright
infringement based on APA’s use of the manuscript and to approve the order of authorship as listed at the top of this form.

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