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License Management

Fast forward the signing of licenses

License signing used to involve lots of emails, manual uploads, and lost time. With ChronosHub, you can automate the process so it takes minutes.

Once your paper is accepted, ChronosHub emails the author a link. Here, they choose their publishing option, review the license, and sign. All in one place.

Simplify your signing flow

Let authors sign their publishing agreements directly on the platform. Zero waiting time.

Customize to your needs

Define rules for which licenses are shown, based on funder mandates or agreements.

Keep everyone in the loop

After signing, authors receive a copy and you get centralized access to all signed licenses.

ChronosHub delivers a consistent, intuitive author experience while letting us plug and play new tools, experiment more, and work flexibly on the back end.

Teodoro Pulvirenti
Vice President Global Editorial Strategy, ACS Publications

Manage license changes with ease

License changes that don’t cause headaches

Want to offer one standard license but allow flexibility? Authors can request a different one, and the platform manages the entire process for you. 

Your staff gets notified automatically and can handle requests directly on the platform with a clear overview. Nothing slips through the cracks. 

Delegation when authors can’t sign

Some authors aren’t copyright holders and need someone else, such as their institution, to sign on their behalf. With license delegation, authors can easily nominate a third party without you needing to coordinate.  

The platform handles notifications and tracking and ensures that you have a record of who actually signs in the end.  

Streamline author interactions
Offer retrospective open access

Second chances for open access (OA)

Let authors change their choice of license after they’ve already signed. For example, to sign up for open access retrospectively.   

Want to convert articles you already published under a copyright transfer to an open access license? Or simply want to give authors the chance to pay for OA after the fact? Both are possible.

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Have a question about your agreement, need help getting started, or just want to talk through your options? We’re here.

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Fast forward the signing of licenses. Once a paper is accepted in your peer review system, ChronosHub takes over. The author gets a magic link, signs the right license digitally, and everyone moves on. It takes minutes.

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