Copyright & Terms of Use

All materials posted on this site are subject to copyright owned by the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) and other individuals or entities. RAPS publishes both member-restricted and general content. Member-restricted content is limited only to paid subscribers to RAPS’ website. RAPS encourages the sharing of both member-restricted and general content in accordance with the following license instructions.

General Content

RAPS provides a limited and revocable license for republication of portions of its original general content subject to the following express requirements. Any excerpted or republished general content must:

• be limited to no greater than the title and first two paragraphs of any given article;
• identify the author;
• prominently attribute the content to RAPS; and
• if made available online, include a hyperlink back to the original publication on RAPS’ website.

This license is revocable at any time and for any reason.

Member-Restricted

For member-restricted content, you must obtain specific permission to republish. Please use the steps below to quickly and easily secure the permissions you need.

• Click the Get Permissions link below to be redirected to copyright.com. There, enter the title of the publication you’d like to reuse and hit “Go.” 
• After finding the title you’d like, choose “Pay-Per-Use Options.”
• Enter the publication year of the content you’d like to reuse.
• Scroll down the list to find the type of reuse you want to request.
• Select the corresponding bubble and click “Price & Order”.
• Fill out any required information and follow the prompts to acquire the proper permissions to reuse the content that you’d like.