As at 28 July l997

A: TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ONLINE ACCESS TO INSTITUTIONAL SUBSCRIBERS

Terms and Conditions under which institutional subscribers may make available access online to those journals published under the imprints of Thomson Science and Professional for which a subscription including online access has been paid.

1. The subscriber shall make online access available only to those users authorised to use its facilities on the site to which the print subscription is supplied.
2. Access may be defined for this purpose by IP recognition or by the use of a password applied for by the subscriber and provided by the Publisher.
3. Authorised users, who wish to access the journal(s) offsite, may apply for a password. Applications must be from or on behalf of authorised users
4. The subscriber shall work with the publisher to ensure that access and subsequent use is in accordance with the Terms and Conditions for Online Access to Users that are attached to this document and which will be made available by the publisher either on its site or attached to its electronic files.
5. In the event of continued infringement, the publisher reserves the right to withhold access to the journal(s)
6. The access granted under these terms and conditions cannot be transferred, sold or rented to another party.
7. The subscription covers access to the volume of the journal(s) concerned in the year of publication and for two further years with continuing access in subsequent years to be arranged on terms to be decided.
8. The subscriber is responsible for all costs associated with accessing the journal(s) by its authorized users.
9. Neither the subscriber nor its authorized users may modify or alter the content of the journal(s) in any way.
10. Neither the subscriber nor its authorized users shall transmit electronically the content accessed except to other authorized users.
11. An authorized user may download and print out a copy of any article in a journal accessed under these conditions for purposes of research, teaching or study or for passing on to other authorised users.
12. An authorized user may send downloaded and printed out copies of an article in a journal accessed under these conditions to persons who are not authorized users for purposes of scholarly communication as long as such transmission is not done on a systematic basis.
13. The publisher holds all rights including copyright in the content of the journals to which access has been granted, unless otherwise specified in the journal, and retains such rights in granting access
14. If the subscriber or one of its users finds errors in the electronic files of, or associated with, the journal, it is requested that the publisher is informed at [email protected].
15. If the subscriber or one of its users seeks permission to use an article from the journal(s) subscribed to in ways not covered by these terms and conditions, please contact the rights department of the publisher at
16. Payment of the additional subscription(s) for online access shall constitute an acceptance of these terms and conditions.

B: TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ONLINE ACCESS TO INDIVIDUAL SUBSCRIBERS

You have been given a password so that you can access online a journal for which you have paid a personal subscription. Below we set out the terms and conditions under which this access is granted and which you are required to observe:

1. You agree to respect the copyright which is set out at the base of the first page of each article in this journal and which protects the full rights of the authors of that article.
2. You may not transfer, sell or rent the rights of access granted under these terms and conditions.
3. You may not alter or modify the content or presentation in any way.
4. You may not transmit electronically any article acccessed from this journal except to other authorized users or subscribers.
5. You may download and print out a copy of any article accessed from this journal for research, teaching or study.
6. You may send downloaded and printed out copies of any article from this journal to persons who are not authorized users for purposes of scholarly communication as long as such transmission is not done on a systematic basis.
7. The publisher reserves the right to cancel your access to this journal if these terms and conditions are infringed.
8. If you find errors in the electronic files of, or associated with, this journal please inform the publisher at .
9. If you seek permission to use articles from this journal in ways not covered by these terms and conditions, please contact our rights department at

C: TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ONLINE ACCESS FOR AUTHORIZED USERS

Your right of access to and use of this online article is governed by the following terms and conditions:

1. You agree to respect the copyright which is set out at the base of the first page of this article and protects the full rights of the authors of the article.
2. You may not transfer, sell or rent the rights granted under these terms and conditions.
3. You may not alter or modify the content or presentation in any way.
4. You may not transmit electronically the article accessed except to other authorised users or subscribers.
5. You may download or print one copy of this article for research, teaching or study purposes only.
6. You may send downloaded and printed out copies of individual articles to persons who are not authorized users or subscribers for the purpose of scholarly communication as long as such transmission is not done on a systematic basis.
7. The publisher reserves the right to cancel your access to the journal which contains this article if these terms and conditions are infringed.
8. If you find errors in the electronic files of, or associated with, this journal please inform the publisher at .
9. If you seek permission to use articles from this journal in ways not covered by these terms and conditions, please contact our rights department at