Creative Commons for open science

Accepted manuscripts are typically published under a Creative Commons license, usually CC BY, which allows sharing and adaptation with proper attribution. This model supports clinical adoption, guideline development, and interdisciplinary research reuse.

Authors may reuse their content in future works, deposit the final version in repositories, and share the publication on personal or institutional platforms without additional permission.

Permissions and attribution

Authors are responsible for securing permissions for third party figures, tables, or images. Include credit lines and permission statements where required. If content is not eligible for CC BY reuse, state the specific restrictions in the figure caption.

Maintain clear permissions

Maintain permission documentation for third party content to avoid production delays. When adaptations are made, label modified content clearly and preserve the original citation. Include the license name and URL in reuse scenarios for clarity.

Choosing the right license

CC BY provides the widest reuse while preserving attribution. If your funder mandates a specific license, notify the editorial office so we can confirm compliance at acceptance.

How your work can be shared

• Reuse in clinical guidelines or educational materials with attribution.
• Translation into other languages for broader clinical adoption.
• Integration into systematic reviews or evidence syntheses.
• Data mining or AI analysis for discovery research.

Permissions and attribution

Authors warrant that the work is original and does not infringe third party rights. Permission records should be retained and shared if requested during production.

How to credit reuse

Attribution should include the article title, author names, journal name, year, and DOI. When adapting figures or text, note that changes were made and retain the original citation.

Avoiding delays

Confirm that all third party content is licensed for open access reuse. Missing permissions can delay publication or require content replacement during production.

Make reuse easy

Ensure the license statement appears clearly in the manuscript and on associated datasets or figures. Clear labeling reduces ambiguity for downstream users.

Avoid delays

Confirm permission status for all third party images, tables, and graphics before submission. Missing permissions can delay production or require replacement content.

Support guidelines

Open licensing allows evidence to be incorporated into clinical protocols and safety guidelines with proper attribution, accelerating translation of nuclear medicine advances.

Avoid confusion

Include license terms in supplementary files and datasets to keep reuse terms consistent across all materials.

Standard format

Include license name and URL when reusing content. Clear attribution ensures compliance across clinical guidelines, educational materials, and research reuse.

Keep permissions visible

When reusing figures or text, include a clear credit line and license statement so downstream users can verify reuse rights quickly.

Avoid ambiguity

State the license clearly in the manuscript and any supplementary files so reuse terms remain consistent for readers and guideline developers.

Maintain clarity

Consistent license wording across text, figures, and data prevents confusion in downstream reuse.

Keep credits clear

Always retain author names and DOI in reuse citations to preserve scholarly attribution.

Clear reuse

Keep license wording consistent across all files.

Reuse clarity

Include license details in figure captions.