The Society publishes a wide range of publications both in hard copy and online, for a variety of audiences, including laypeople, psychology practitioners and other professionals, governments, policy makers, academics and other researchers. Some publications are freely available only to members of the Society via a subscription service.
Permission must be sought from the Society for the reproduction of any part of the Society's publications other than for personal use.
You must always obtain permission should you wish to reproduce any materials published by the APS prior to reproducing the material. ‘Reproduction' includes both the hard copy reproduction and the uploading of any PDF onto a server/system, with appropriate password access or other required restrictions.
A request for permission form is available below, and upon completion, should be forwarded to science@psychology.org.au for consideration.
The APS usually looks favourably upon requests for the reproduction of works for the explicit purpose of distribution to or access by students. Permission to reproduce is limited for a specified time period and number of students. Works must be reproduced in their original form, with no changes whatsoever.
The Society has a responsibility to ensure that all material published in Tip Sheets is accurate and includes the most recent evidence-based information. Further, these are published so that members can purchase them for distribution to clients. Therefore, Tip Sheets cannot be reproduced, however interested parties can create a link from their own website to the relevant section of the APS website.
The APS does not permit the reproduction certain publications except where permission has been granted for use by students as part of their class study, determined on a case by case basis. These publications include:
The Society may, at its discretion, grant permission for the reproduction and the modification of the format of its works for a fee, which will be determined on a case by case basis following receipt of a request.
Please note that there is a 12 month embargo on the reproduction of any papers, abstracts or other works published in our academic journals (including conference abstracts published in the Combined Abstracts Supplement). There is a 12 month embargo on any papers, posters or other works published at our conferences, which includes material published in the APS Conference Proceedings. After the expiry of these embargo periods, requests for reproduction will be considered.
To seek copyright permission to use or reproduce material from APS publications, please download and complete the form below. An example of a correctly completed form can also be downloaded from the link on this page.
Please send your request for consideration to science@psychology.org.au in Microsoft WORD format (no PDF or faxed copies please). Should you have questions not addressed by the information here, you should contact the APS by sending an email to science@psychology.org.au or by telephoning the Science and Education unit on (03) 8662 3300.
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Example of a completed APS Copyright Request Form |
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It is becoming increasingly common for institutions to establish repositories where the work of staff and students is freely accessible by the community at large. The following APS copyright and author rights policies apply to requests to reproduction APS journals and publications in institutional repositories, electronic or otherwise:
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Notification of Archiving for Institutional Repositories |
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These notifications should be sent to: science@psychology.org.au.
APS members wishing to use the APS logo on their business cards, stationery, signage and/or website should register online for the free APS Member Identity Program.
Find out more about the Member Identity Program here
Any other request to reproduce the APS logo must be made in writing, and must include a copy of the page/s on which the logo will appear in order to determine the context in which it will be used. Requests should outline the intended use of the logo, the context, and details of the publication (i.e. title, number of copies, intended audience etc.).
Written requests should be directed to: