Granting of usage rights

1. The submission of a manuscript for the reviewing procedure constitutes a binding confirmation on the part of the Author that the manuscript has not been published or submitted in the same or a similar form to a different institution, and that this will not take place except with the expressed approval of Senckenberg (SGN). The applicable Author Guidelines of the relevant publications shall apply to the submission and form of the manuscript. The Guidelines shall constitute an integral component of this agreement.
2. By SGN accepting the article for publication, the Author grants SGN the non-exclusive rights to the article (including associated illustrations, spreadsheets and tables), without restrictions as to territory and time (see sections 31 et seq. of the German Copyright Act – UrhG), for the first and all subsequent issues and editions, and grants SGN permission to use the work in the following manner (so-called free non-exclusive rights of usage for everyone, in accordance with the definition in section 32 (3) 3 of the UrhG): to store the work on the internet site, on servers or other data carriers of SGN, to integrate it into data banks, to make it available to the public via data networks, and to digitally copy and disseminate it in any form, on any type of media and in any quantity. This includes the right to carry out such modifications to the work which are required technically for certain types of usage permitted under this agreement. The above rights of usage are granted for all known and all yet unknown types of copying and usage (see sections 31a et seq. of the UrhG).
   In adition to this, the following usage rights are granted as exlusive rights without restrictions as to territory and time: subject to the non-commercial rights under clause 3, which the author shall keep as non-exclusive rights, the rights to copy and disseminate the work written by the Author (including associated illustrations, spreadsheets and tables) in printed form, the granting of reprinting licences as well as printing and translation rights for all languages and countries, and the right to undertake any other type of copying and dissemination via photo-mechanical and similar processes, e.g. microcopy and photocopy issues and with regard to any types of copying and usage which are currently yet unknown (see sections 31a et seq. of the UrhG).
   All above types of usage may be transferred to any third party who may in future cooperate as a publisher with SGN.
3. After publication of the article by SGN, the Author shall have the right to archive his/her work (the final version with the SGN layout), to publish, copy or disseminate it in printed form in non-commercial publications, entirely or in part. This shall also apply to publications on the internet, in data banks or repositories. In this context, the Author shall be obligated to cite the original article, and to place a reference/link to the website of Journal “Contributions to Entomology = Beiträge zu Entomologie”. The Author shall obtain written consent by SGN for any commercial usage.
4. The Author confirms that he/she has the right to dispose of the rights of usage under copyright law to the article, including the associated illustrations, spreadsheets and tables, and that the granting of these rights of usage to SGN does not infringe upon any third-party rights. Furthermore, he/she confirms to not have made any dispositions which would, entirely or in part, stand against the granting of the rights pursuant to clause 2. Should the Author have doubts as to his/her authority of disposal, he/she shall immediately inform SGN accordingly.
5. If the Author's employer holds the rights of usage under copyright law to the Author's article, the Author shall present SGN a written confirmation of the employer in which the employer transfers the rights to SGN and allows SGN to forward the rights of usage to third parties.
6. The Author indemnifies SGN from and against any and all third-party claims which are based on the fact that one of the circumstances which are the object of this agreement on usage rights, in particular the representations made in clauses 2, 4 and 5, does not exist, or that the Author has not, or not duly, fulfil the obligations under this agreement on usage rights. The indemnity shall include the costs of legal defence and/or of the pursuit of rights.
7. The corresponding Author confirms that all persons listed as co-authors of this article have been informed of the object of this agreement on rights of usage, in particular the issues in clauses 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10, and that they agree to them.
8. In the event of changes in authorship, the corresponding Author shall inform SGN, so that the agreement on rights of usage can be adjusted accordingly.
9. This granting of rights of usage is governed by the law of the Federal Republic of Germany. The German version shall be binding.
10. Modifications of, and amendments to, this Agreement must be effected in writing in order to be legally valid. This shall also apply to any modifications of this written form clause.