This “Agreement” is entered into this…….day of ……………. [month, year] in Warsaw
by and between
The Institute of Political Studies represented by Professor Ireneusz Sadowski,
hereinafter referred to as “the Publisher”,
and ……………………………….… domiciled at………..…………………………..……………., hereinafter referred to as “the Author”,
hereinafter jointly referred to as “the Parties”.
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1. The Author hereby warrants that the manuscript (further referred to as “the Work”) currently entitled ……..…………………………………………..… which is ….. author’s sheets long and is to be published in ……………………………….……[name of the journal] is the original work of the Author.
2. The Parties may agree in writing on any modifications of the title of the Work.
3. The Author warrants and represents that the Work is original and does not infringe any copyright of any third party nor does it contain any libelous or other unlawful statements and does not contain any materials that violate any personal or proprietary rights of any other person or entity. In the case of a deliberate infringement of copyright, including but not limited to giving a false statement as to the warranty in the preceding statement, the Author agrees to indemnify and hold the Publisher harmless against any claims arising from any breach of this warranty.
4. The Author provides full credits for the sources of any type of illustrative material and prepares and delivers any supplementary materials and indices to be included in the Work.
5. The Author agrees to deliver to the Publisher no later than on ……………... [Final Delivery Date] the complete Work, that is:
a) a hard copy typed on A4 paper with a double line spacing and printed on one side only, leaving a 35mm margin to the right, and an additional copy on a floppy disk, formatted to be compatible with the software used by the Publisher,
b) any supplementary illustrative material. Upon the initial dissemination of Work, the manuscript together with the illustrative part become the property of the Publisher.
6. The Publisher notifies the Author within sixty days after the delivery of the final and complete Work, whether it has been accepted for publication or rejected.
7. The Publisher reserves the right to require the Author to make some necessary changes to the Work and in such case allows the Author a reasonable period to revise the manuscript.
8. Should the Author fail to fulfill the requirements under points 3, 4, 5 and/or 7, the Publisher may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the Author after an ineffective expiration of the second term indicated by the Publisher.
9. The Publisher guarantees the Author’s right to supervision prior to the dissemination of the Work by delivering page proofs for correction.
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1. Upon the acceptance of Work by the Publisher, the Author transfers to the Publisher all Author’s economic rights in the following areas of exploitation:
a) within the scope of fixing and reproduction of Work - production of copies of the Work with the use of a specific technology, including printing, reprographics, magnetic recording and digital technology,
b) within the scope of trading the original or the copies on which the Work was fixed - implementation to the market, letting the original or copies for use or rental,
c) within the scope of distributing the Work by means other than described in point b - public performance, exhibition, screening, presentation and broadcast as well as rebroadcast, and making the work publicly available in such a manner that anyone could access it at a place and time convenient,
d) lease and tenancy.
2. The Author transfers and assigns to the Publisher the right to translate the Work, fragments or overview thereof into any other foreign languages and to publish the Work, fragments or overview thereof in translation, as well as transfers and assigns the right to further transfer these rights or to grant a license to the extent provided in this Agreement.
3. The Author transfers and assigns to the Publisher the right to prepare derivative works based on the Work (derivative right).
4. The Author agrees the Publisher uploads on the Publisher’s website, www.isppan.waw.pl, an overview and abridgement of the Work, and agrees to any other forms of promotion of the Work by the Publisher.
5. The Parties agree the copyright notice to be as follows:
Copyright by ………………
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The Publisher undertakes to publish the Work in the form agreed with the Author within two years of the Final Delivery Date. In case the Work is not published within the agreed timeframe, the Author has the right to terminate the Agreement upon written notice.
§4
The Author transfers to the Publisher Author’s economic rights free of charge.
§5
In all matters related to and not covered by this Agreement, the relevant provisions of the Act of 4th February 1994 on Copyright and Related Rights (consolidated text: Journal of Laws from 2000, No. 80, Item 904 [Dz. U. 2000 r. Nr 80 poz. 904] as amended) and Civil Code provisions shall apply.
§6
All disputes arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled by a court having competent jurisdiction over the registered office of the Publisher.
§7
Any amendments or modifications to this Agreement must be in writing in the form of an Annex.
§8
The Agreement has been drawn up in two identical copies, one copy for each of the Parties.
In witness whereof, the Parties hereto have signed this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.
