Mieke, I am confident you can negotiate something that works for everyone. Don't give up! Sounds like a great opportunity. BTW, how's the baby? :) Kathy On Mar 1, 2010, at 9:32 AM, Mieke Roth wrote: > The research group asked me to do the illustration, not the journal > itself (I reread my first mail and I think that I wasn't clear > about that). The rules are from the journal, so it is a common rule > for all authors. But my customers are the research group and not > the journal. So a bit of a strange situation I think. > > > > Here is the link about their policy: > > http://bloodjournal.hematologylibrary.org/authors/copyright.dtl > > I don't think they will make an exception for just one illustrator.. > > > > Mieke > > Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the instructions at http://citnews.unl.edu/presentmethods_lana/listserv/