Robert Gaggin, Senior Product Marketing Manager in the Information & Content Solutions team at CCC, provides his thoughts on this question.

From within your article search results in CCC Marketplace, you can request permission to reuse the content and/or order bulk reprints and ePrints, as well as purchase single copies of full-text articles and book excerpts for millions of works from thousands of publishers and societies. Below are some tips to help you determine whether you should select the “Request Reprints/ePrints” or “Request Single Copy” option.

When you need a single copy of an article for your own use, your best bet is to select the “Request Single Copy” option. Document delivery in CCC Marketplace enables you to purchase a single published full-text article or book excerpt in digital format for your own personal use, including research, medical communications projects, new articles, books, these, and other types of published materials, as well as external and internal communications.

However, the “Request Reprints/ePrints” option is most appropriate when you are working on a project that requires 100 or more copies of the article for distribution. Commercial reprints are professionally printed copies of published journal articles, unbundled from the original publication, and include the publication’s masthead. Article reprints are an efficient way to get vital scientific literature into the hands of healthcare professionals, educate the market about a company’s products or services, and support sales and marketing efforts. Reprints can be customized with a cover page, codes, disclaimers and logos and can be shrink-wrapped and shipped to conferences and global destinations.

An ePrint is a digital version of the article; mobile-ready, and can be posted to a company website, easily distributed by e-mail or social media campaigns. ePrints often come with a limited number of views set by the publisher.

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18 March 2026

Leslie Lansman, Head of Permissions and Licensing for UK-based Springer Nature, shares her perspective on this question below.

Open Access (OA) is an umbrella term that covers a range of permissions for reusing published content. These permissions are often defined by Creative Commons (CC) licenses, including the following most common licenses:

• CCBY: Allows reuse for both commercial and non-commercial purposes, including adapting work (or portions) into new publications.
• CCBY-NC-ND: Does not allow the work to be used for commercial purposes, modified nor turned into new works.
• CCBY-NC: Allows the work to be adapted into new publications for non-commercial purposes. 

For more information about Creative Commons licensing, please visit https://creativecommons.org/.

When reusing OA publications, be mindful of the inclusion of any third-party content, such as images, chats, or excerpts from other works. These materials may not be covered by the overall CC license. You may need to seek additional permission from the copyright holder if you intend to reuse such content.

OA content is protected by copyright and regardless of the CC license type, you must give proper credit to the original publication, and you must reference the specific CC license under which the original work was published. These safeguards help ensure that the original source is identified, and that readers understand what they can and cannot do with OA material, and how OA licenses strike a balance between promoting access while protecting the value of the published work.

11 March 2026

CCC reached out to Elizabeth Jennings, Editorial Team Lead, Scientific Group, for her perspective. 

This question covers three aspects: perception around internet material, commercial vs. non-commercial (eg, educational use), and due diligence around author recognition. The internet is vast and can be a misleading space! A common myth is that anything published on the internet, or on social media, is freely available to use. However, web pages often have copyright terms and conditions that users must follow, which you need to read closely to ensure your intended use does not breach these terms of use. As to the nature of the presentation, although the subject matter expert may view the presentation as an education resource only, it may be considered by a copyright owner as a ‘commercial’ reuse if the session is sponsored by a pharmaceutical or other commercial entity. The copyright owner will determine how to price and license the reuse. See the February 11, 2026, Industry Insight by Leslie Lansman, Head of Permissions and Licensing at UK-based Springer Nature, for more information on this topic.

Lastly, it’s important to remember that copyright aims to protect content creators and to provide these creators with due recognition. Keep in mind that using screenshots without citing the authors and the source could be seen as disrespectful, unethical, and most often unlawful. We have a responsibility in MedComms to follow guidelines and regulations and follow best practice.

4 March 2026