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Open access for ADB publications

Responding to user demand for open access publications on the ADB website, the Publications section of ADB.org has been upgraded to comply with the latest open access standards, including enhanced metadata, citable URIs, and clearly displayed license information. As part of this development, the ADB Institute has adopted the Open Access Repository and rebranded it as Think-Asia.org, a website that hosts the knowledge of Asia's top think tanks.

Some of the ADB publications may contain reference to supplementary data and datasets, or figure data, that are available on the ADB Data Library. For data and datasets found on the ADB Data Library, please be guided by their specific terms of use, which can be found here.

Publications and Copyright

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) accumulates vast amounts of knowledge in the course of conducting development projects aimed at alleviating poverty in Asia and the Pacific. Publications are one of many ways by which ADB shares this knowledge. ADB publications are meant to be disseminated, read, and built upon to create new knowledge on development work.

ADB publications are licensed under one of the following terms:

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While most of the content in ADB publications is owned by ADB, there may be materials where copyright is shared with or owned by others. Please refer to the relevant copyright notices in each publication for complete information.

Attribution

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Author.1 Year of publication. Title of the work.2 City of publication: Publisher.3 © ADB.4 URL5 License.6

1 Expressed as first initial and last name, with names of multiple authors separated by a comma
2 In italics
3 Usually, but not always, ADB
4 Usually ADB. Include joint copyright holders, if any
5 Do not end in a period
6 Usually CC BY 3.0 IGO or All Rights Reserved

Example:
ADB. 2016. Asian Development Outlook 2016. Manila: ADB. © ADB. www.adb.org/publications/asian-development-outlook-2016-asia-potential-g... CC-BY 3.0 IGO.

Translations and Adaptations

If you create any translations or adaptations of works that are available under a CC license that allows this, you should include the following disclaimers, as applicable:

For translations:
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Example:
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For adaptations:
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Example:
This is an adaptation of an original work titled Asian Development Outlook 2016. © ADB. www.adb.org/publications/asian-development-outlook-2016-asia-potential-g... CC-BY 3.0 IGO. The views expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of ADB or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not endorse this work or guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use.

Use and Permissions

ADB does not necessarily hold copyright to each chapter, table, figure, data set, photograph, illustration, or other contribution to a work in the Publications collection. ADB therefore does not warrant that the use of any third-party-owned individual content contained in the collection will not infringe on the rights of third parties. You assume full responsibility for the use of the material and conformity to the laws of copyright, defamation and privacy, and shall hold ADB harmless from any claims arising as a result of the use of the material.

If you want to use part of an ADB publication, you need to first check if ADB actually holds copyright to the paragraph, table, figure, data set, photograph, or other illustration you intend to use. If it is attributed to another source, please contact the copyright owner or publisher of that source for permission to reproduce it. You are responsible for obtaining the necessary permissions. ADB cannot assist you in obtaining permission from sources external to ADB.

You may not use the works in any way that suggests that ADB endorses you or your use, or that you have any rights to the ADB logo and its marks. ADB reserves the right to revoke this permission if a link or any other material is used to imply that ADB is promoting or endorsing an unapproved website, web page, blog, publication, or product, or if the same material is used in a way that is defamatory or damaging to ADB's reputation.

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General Provisions

Nothing in or relating to these Terms of Use shall be deemed as a limitation upon or waiver, express or implied, of any of the privileges and immunities of ADB under the ADB Charter, which are specifically reserved, and no provision of these Terms of Use shall be interpreted or applied in a manner, or to an extent, inconsistent with such privileges and immunities.

The works provided in the ADB Publications collection are provided "as is" and ADB makes no representations or warranties of any kind concerning the works. ADB will not be liable to you for any damages arising from your use of any of the works.

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By using the ADB Publications collection and any of the works, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. ADB reserves the right to amend the Terms of Use at its sole discretion. By continuing to use the ADB Publications collection subsequent to such amendment, you also agree to any changes in the terms.

ADB reserves the right at any time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the site, or any means of accessing or utilizing the site at its sole discretion with or without prior notice.

Updated: 8 August 2016

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