This policy applies to content published in APA and APA-affiliated journals and APA scholarly and professional books. To seek permission for content on the APA website, the APA Monitor on Psychology, Magination Press® (books for children and teens), APA Videos®, or APA Style (including the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association), please refer to these instructions.
APA permissions policy
APA supports the distribution of information to aid in the development of science and scholarly research. APA also values and respects its own intellectual property as well as the intellectual property of others. As a result, APA believes it is essential for publishers of scholarly and other proprietary material to develop an efficient and consistent system, based on mutual trust, for granting permissions for both electronic and print publication of proprietary works. Therefore, APA adopts the following guidelines for the use of APA copyrighted content from its journal and scholarly and professional books programs.
Permission is required for use of the following from APA’s scholarly publications:
- Chapters, articles
- Pages, excerpts
- Abstracts
- Images, photos, exhibits, charts, graphics, tables, figures
- Measures, scales, instruments
Fees for the above uses will be assessed by Copyright Clearance Centeropens in new window.
Permission is required, but no fee applies to:
- Author of the requested work
- Students publishing in a thesis or dissertation
- STM Publisher signatory membersopens in new window
If you are an author of an APA book or journal article seeking to reuse content from your work, please see the links below for more information.
Permission is not required for journal article or scholarly and professional book chapter content for the following:
- Single text extracts of 400 words or fewer
- Cumulative text extracts of 800 words or fewer
No formal requests to APA or the author are required for the items in this clause. Proper attribution and credit of the source are required for all uses.
Permission is required for all other uses.
How to seek permission
APA has partnered with Copyright Clearance Centeropens in new window to provide a permission service using CCC Marketplaceopens in new window. This service offers users the opportunity to obtain permission to reuse APA journal and scholarly and professional book copyrighted materials quickly, easily, and legally. Most requests to use APA copyrighted content can be processed through CCC Marketplace. You may do so in one of two ways:
- Request permission to republish APA content by going directly to Copyright Clearance Centeropens in new window and entering the book or journal information.
- If you are seeking permission for a blog post or webpage, for example, search for “American Psychological Association” and then select “Website” as the publication type.
- Locate the journal article or book title you want to use on APA’s PsycNetopens in new window. Then click the Permissions link associated with that item.
After consulting CCC’s Marketplace, should you still need assistance, please contact Permissions.
Requirement for attribution and credit
APA requires that full credit be given to the author(s) and APA of the material(s) used. That credit should include the following:
- For material republished from books: author, title, edition, publisher, copyright year, and “reprinted [or adapted] with permission.”
- For material republished from journal articles: author, title of article, title of journal, volume number, issue number (if relevant), page range (or first page if this is the only information available), date, APA as publisher, and “reprinted [or adapted] with permission.”
- For material republished from blog posts or webpages: author; title of article, post, or page; date; APA as publisher; URL; and “reprinted [or adapted] with permission.”
The following language should be added to the credit line for versions translated from the English: “APA is not responsible for the accuracy of this translation.”
Original material
It is the requesting party’s responsibility to ensure that the material is original to APA and that it was not reprinted with permission from a non-APA source.
Seeking permission to use third-party content in an APA publication
- APA is a signatory to STM Permission Guidelinesopens in new window. Authors should check the STM Permissions Guidelines prior to seeking permission via the publisher to reprint third-party content in APA publications, as the fees and/or conditions may be favorable under the STM agreement.
- In adopting these guidelines, APA seeks to facilitate the exchange of scholarly and professional information. At the same time, APA maintains full authority for protecting and setting policy for works copyrighted by APA.
Last updated: May 2025Date created: 2008