Author's Rights:
iō Literary Journal acquires First Serial Rights for accepted work(s) for print publications. Upon acceptance(s) of publication in print, iō Literary Journal retains the right to be the sole publisher of the work(s) for the first year from the initial date of publication. Thereafter, contributors may republish their work(s), with iō Literary Journal credited as the initial publisher. iō Literary Journal retains the right to re-publish work(s) designated for print publication in an anthology.
iō Literary Journal acquires Digital Rights for accepted work(s) for its online publication, Refractions, that is/are posted on iō Literary Journal’s website on the Internet. Accepted work(s) will remain published on iō Literary Journal’s website indefinitely, until iō Literary Journal decides to remove it/them.
The contributor confirms that the work(s) submitted for print and online is/are their own, the contributor owns the copyright(s), the work(s) are not in violation or infringement of any existing copyright(s) or license(s), and the work(s) submitted have not been previously published elsewhere.
iō Literary Journal does not currently pay contributors for their work(s) published in print or online publications. Contributors will retain final say prior to print or online publication in the event that iō Literary Journal suggests modifications and/or copy edits. In the event such modifications and/or copy edits are declined by the contributor, iō Literary Journal reserves the right to decline publication(s) and withdraw its acceptance of work(s).
Author’s rights are subject to change at any time. Amended author’s rights shall be made effective once posted online at www.ioliteraryjournal.com.
iō Literary Journal acquires Digital Rights for accepted work(s) for its online publication, Refractions, that is/are posted on iō Literary Journal’s website on the Internet. Accepted work(s) will remain published on iō Literary Journal’s website indefinitely, until iō Literary Journal decides to remove it/them.
The contributor confirms that the work(s) submitted for print and online is/are their own, the contributor owns the copyright(s), the work(s) are not in violation or infringement of any existing copyright(s) or license(s), and the work(s) submitted have not been previously published elsewhere.
iō Literary Journal does not currently pay contributors for their work(s) published in print or online publications. Contributors will retain final say prior to print or online publication in the event that iō Literary Journal suggests modifications and/or copy edits. In the event such modifications and/or copy edits are declined by the contributor, iō Literary Journal reserves the right to decline publication(s) and withdraw its acceptance of work(s).
Author’s rights are subject to change at any time. Amended author’s rights shall be made effective once posted online at www.ioliteraryjournal.com.
General Terms of Agreement
Upon submitting to iō Literary Journal for print or online publication, you, the contributor, agree to the following provisions:
These general terms of agreement are subject to change at any time. Amended terms of agreement shall be made effective once posted online at www.ioliteraryjournal.com.
- If applicable, iō Literary Journal retains the right to use any portion of your accepted work(s) for marketing and advertising purposes in print or online formats indefinitely and without notice to you.
- iō Literary Journal retains the right to use testimonials (if applicable), biographies, and social media information provided by you for marketing and advertising purposes in print or online formats indefinitely and without notice to you.
- iō Literary Journal retains the right to withdraw publication offer(s) for print or online publications at any time.
- In the event that iō Literary Journal suggests modifications and/or copy edits to accepted work(s) for print and online publications, you are required to respond within 30 business days. After this 30-day period, iō Literary Journal retains the right to move forward and publish work(s) with suggested modifications and/or copy edits incorporated, or may withdraw publication offer(s) altogether.
- For printed volumes, each published contributor is entitled to receive one (1) free copy of the volume where their work(s) are being published via snail mail. Before the official publication date, iō Literary Journal contacts each published contributor to ensure there is a correct mailing address on file in order for contributors to receive their one (1) free copy of the volume. From the first effort made by iō Literary Journal to collect correct contributor mailing addresses, published contributors have two (2) months to confirm that their mailing address is correct and/or make a change to their existing mailing address on file. You, the contributor, understand that after this two (2) month period is over, if there is no mailing address on file or if you have not corrected the mailing address on file by contacting iō Literary Journal, you forfeit your one (1) free copy of the volume.
- International shipping costs for contributors living outside the United States will not be covered by iō. International shipping cost estimates will be provided to international contributors prior to distribution of print volumes. Should the International contributor fail to pay for the international shipping costs for their one (1) free copy of the volume, they forfeit their one (1) free copy of the volume.
These general terms of agreement are subject to change at any time. Amended terms of agreement shall be made effective once posted online at www.ioliteraryjournal.com.
