Too often the joy of having an article accepted for publication is mitigated by the legal hoops involved in getting permissions deemed necessary to print images (or rather, wondering and never quite knowing if you really need permission). At least one journal is making a clear and proactive argument that authors can claim fair use for their accompanying images. See the nonprofit Woman’s Art Journal‘s guidelines, specifically the section on photographic materials. Hopefully there are other publications with similar protocols and will be more in the future.

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