Royalti

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ROYALTY

Payment of royalties to authors is only made for books in the following publishing categories:

1. Academic Imprint

2. Popular Scholarly Writings

3. Monograph

4. University Textbooks

5. School Textbooks

Royalty Rate and Payment

Royalty rate is calculated based on the nett sales given by the following formula:

15% x nett sales (for sales of up to 1,000 copies)
20% x nett sales (for sales of 1,001 copies and above)

Printed book:

Nett sales = (retail price – discount average – delivery cost) x number of copies sold

Electronic book:

Nett sales = nett sales received from electronic book aggregator

Payment of royalty will be issued one (1) year after the book is published, and after the royalty amount reaches RM100.00 for local author or USD50.00 for international author. If the amount of royalty has not reached the stated value, the amount will be carried over to the following year. Author will be notified of the royalty amount through given email and mailing addresses on a yearly basis until the seventh year after the book is published. Throughout this period, author/editor is responsible to notify the University (through Penerbit USM) if there are changes regarding email and mailing addresses.

Royalty Distribution

Royalty distribution depends on the number of authors, authors agreement on distribution rate and type of book (edited books/authored books).

1. Edited books/volume

· Academic Editors: 25% royalty (the same share OR as agreed with fellow editors)

· Contributors: 75% royalty (distributed based on number of chapters in the book)

2. Authored books/volume (written by one or more author):

· Equal rates for all authors

· Different rates as agreed among authors

Editors/Authors Responsibility

To facilitate the process of royalty payment, editor/author are responsible in:

1. Informing Penerbit USM regarding the agreed royalty distribution rate between fellow editors/authors

2. Updating latest contact details (postal address, telephone number, email address and a copy of bank account statement/book)

3. Fill in the Payment Information Form (for non-USM staff)

Penerbit USM is not responsible for any delay or error in the royalty payment due to negligence of editor/author.

ROYALTI

Pembayaran royalti kepada pengarang adalah bagi kategori penerbitan berikut:

1. Kecetakan Akademik

2. Ilmiah popular

3. Monograf

4. Buku teks universiti

5. Buku Teks Pusat Pengajian

Kadar dan Pembayaran Royalti

Royalti dikira berdasarkan pendapatan bersih jualan pada kadar berikut:

15% x pendapatan bersih jualan (bagi jualan hingga 1,000 naskhah)
20% x pendapatan bersih jualan (bagi jualan ke 1,001 naskhah dan lebih)

Buku bercetak:

Pendapatan bersih jualan = (harga runcit – purata diskaun – kos penghantaran) x bilangan naskhah terjual

Buku elektronik:

Pendapatan bersih jualan = pendapatan jualan yang diterima daripada ejen jualan buku elektronik

Pembayaran royalti akan dilakukan setahun selepas buku diterbitkan, dan apabila jumlah royalti terkumpul mencecah RM100.00 bagi pengarang tempatan atau USD50.00 bagi pengarang dari luar negara. Sekiranya jumlah royalti terkumpul belum mencecah RM100.00 bagi pengarang tempatan atau USD50 bagi pengarang dari luar negara, amaun tersebut akan dibawa ke tahun berikutnya. Pengarang akan dimaklumkan jumlah royalti terkumpul melalui emel dan surat ke alamat yang diberikan secara tahunan hingga tahun ketujuh penerbitan. Sepanjang tempoh ini, pengarang bertanggungjawab memaklumkan pihak Universiti (Penerbit USM) sekiranya ada sebarang perubahan berkaitan alamat emel dan surat menyurat.

Pembahagian Royalti

Pembahagian royalti pula bergantung kepada jumlah pengarang, persetujuan pengarang tentang kadar pembahagian dan jenis buku (buku suntingan/bukan suntingan).

1. Buku suntingan

· Editor akademik: 25% royalti (syer yang sama ATAU atas persetujuan sesama editor)

· Penyumbang: 75% royalti (dibahagikan berdasarkan bilangan bab dalam buku)

2. Buku bukan suntingan (yang ditulis oleh seorang atau sekumpulan pengarang):

· Kadar yang sama rata untuk semua pengarang

· Kadar yang berbeza atas persetujuan sesama pengarang

Tanggungjawab Editor/Pengarang

Bagi memudahkan proses pembayaran royalti, editor/pengarang bertanggungjawab untuk:

1. Memaklumkan kadar pembahagian royalti yang dipersetujui sesama editor/pengarang kepada Penerbit USM

2. Mengemas kini butiran perhubungan (alamat pos, nombor telefon, e-mel dan salinan penyata/buku akaun bank)

3. Melengkapkan Borang Maklumat Pembayaran (editor/pengarang bukan staf USM)

Penerbit USM tidak akan bertanggungjawab atas sebarang kelewatan atau kesilapan pembayaran royalti yang disebabkan oleh kecuaian editor/pengarang.