Copyright Permissions And Payments

Authors should use original material (text and images) as much as possible. Where the works of others must be used, authors must:

  1. Follow Fair Dealing (Fair Use) guidelines which are widely available on the Internet, or
  2. Secure permission for use from owners of copyright material. The University of Technology, Jamaica Press provides sample letters for seeking text permissions and image permissions

The University of Technology, Jamaica Press will pay up to a maximum of US$1,000 for the use of copyright material in one book. Payments are only made to copyright owners upon publication of the book.