Copyright and Reprint Permissions

APTA published material is protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. For information on how to obtain reprint permission, please follow the instructions listed below. Approval for requests will be issued by fax or US mail.

• OPTIMAL:
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has named APTA's OPTIMAL as one of the measurement instruments clinicians are encouraged to use to document that a patient qualifies for an automatic exception to the outpatient therapy cap. While APTA intends to permit use of OPTIMAL at no charge to 1) clinicians within their facilities for patient care, 2) bona fide education institutions using material for in-classroom use, and 3) entities conducting research, it is the copyrighted intellectual property of Physical Therapy (PTJ) and so permission is required. Entities wishing to use OPTIMAL in commercial products or services, including other publications, also must apply for permission; products/services other than publications potentially will be required to enter into a licensing agreement with APTA for such use.

Students and other academic customers may receive permission to reprint copyrighted material from Physical Therapy by contacting the Copyright Clearance Center Inc, 222 Rosewood Dr, Danvers, MA 01923. All other requests must be submitted in writing to APTA or via the online Reprint Permission Form. Clinician requests must specify that OPTIMAL is to be used for patient care within the facility at no charge. Other requests must include title or type of publication/product in which OPTIMAL will appear, estimated size and demographic of audience, or print quantity of publication, and scope of permission. Written requests may be submitted via mail, fax, or e-mail to the following: Michele Tillson, APTA Publications Department, 1111 N Fairfax St, Alexandria, VA 22314; Phone: 703/706-3194; Fax: 703/706-3169; E-mail: micheletillson@apta.org.

• Academic Permission Requests:
PT Magazine, Physical Therapy (PTJ), and Clinical Management requests for classroom use must be submitted to the Copyright Clearance Center at 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923; Phone: 978/750-8400; Fax: 978/646-8600; E-mail: info@copyright.com; Web: www.copyright.com.

• Non-academic Permission Requests:
Permission requests must be submitted in writing to APTA or via the online Reprint Permission Form. Written requests must include title of APTA publication, article title, volume, issue number, year, page numbers, figure/table number if applicable), title or type of publication in which APTA material will appear, estimated size and demographic of audience or print quantity of publication, scope of permission, and, if material is being adapted, the proposed revised text or graphic. Note to Physical Therapy authors: If you want to reprint a figure from one of your own articles in a new PTJ article, permission is not required. Written requests may be submitted via mail, fax, or e-mail to the following: Michele Tillson, APTA Publications Department, 1111 N Fairfax St, Alexandria, VA 22314; Phone: 703/706-3194; Fax: 703/706-3169; E-mail: micheletillson@apta.org.

• Guide to Physical Therapist Practice:
Permission requests must be submitted in writing to APTA or via the online Reprint Permission Form. Written requests must include page numbers and/or figure/table number (if applicable), title or type of publication in which APTA material will appear, estimated size and demographic of audience, or print quantity of publication, scope of permission, and, if material is being adapted, the proposed revised text or graphic. Written requests may be submitted via mail, fax, or e-mail to the following: Michele Tillson, APTA Publications Department, 1111 N Fairfax St, Alexandria, VA 22314; Phone: 703/706-3194; Fax: 703/706-3169; E-mail: micheletillson@apta.org.

• Other Publications:
The following are published by APTA sections or assemblies. Please contact them directly for permissions.

Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal: 504/568-4288
Gerinotes: 800/999-2782, ext 3238
Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT): 877/766-3450 (toll free)
Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy: 800/999-2782, ext 3238
Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; www.lww.com
Journal of Physical Therapy Education: 800/999-2782, ext 3237 or 3233
Journal of the Section on Women's Health: 800/999-2782, ext 3229
Pediatric Physical Therapy: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; www.lww.com

• Reprint Permission Fees:
Except for bona fide educational institutions using material for in-classroom use, APTA charges a fee for reprint permission. The fees are dependent upon the amount of material being used, with a minimum fee of $25 for members, $45 for nonmembers. Once we have received a written request, we will determine the appropriate fees and will issue a letter/invoice. Permission will not be granted until prepayment has been received. APTA accepts credit cards (American Express, Visa, and MasterCard), checks, and money orders as forms of payment. NOTE: Certain uses of APTA content, such as in, but not limited to, commercial software products, will require a licensing agreement rather than copyright permission. APTA will notify you if we determine that your request requires a licensing agreement.

• Permission Approval:
When APTA has received all required information and applicable fees, permission approval will be issued via fax or mail. Permission will be granted under the signature of APTA Director of Publications, and the approval letter will state the following:

Permission to reprint or otherwise reproduce for non-exclusive use for only the purpose listed in the attached request is granted with the understanding that duplicated material carry a full citation: "Reprinted from [author's last names/first initials, title of article, name of publication, year, vol no., and page nos.], with permission of the American Physical Therapy Association. This material is copyrighted, and any further reproduction or distribution is prohibited."

Should APTA, in its sole discretion, determine that your use of our material is contrary to the original intent as we understood it in your request for permission, or is no longer appropriate, we reserve the right to revoke this permission of your use of APTA material.

As a courtesy (if applicable), please also contact the senior author for permission.

Depending on the request, APTA may also require additional citations and/or a link to APTA's Web site. If additional citations and/or a link are required, the permission letter will clearly indicate this.