Reproducing Codes and Standards

AISC makes PDFs of its standards and specifications freely available to design professionals and others involved in the construction industry. If you are printing the documents in full (e.g., for a class handout) and require verification of permission from the publisher (AISC), you may download the following form and fill out the necessary information. Please note that while permission for printing is granted, users may not repost AISC codes and standards on their websites. Users must link back to the AISC site to ensure the latest version is always referenced.

This copyright permission form may be used to make copies of standards at your local copy shop:

Copyright Permission Form

If you need to make a copy of a standard not referenced on the copyright permission form, contact Martin Downs, downs@aisc.org. 

Reproducing Portions of Codes, Standards, Manuals, and Design Guides

Under some circumstances, AISC will grant authors limited consent for commercial reprinting of protected works (e.g., in a textbook). Permission must be requested in advance of publication, and permission hinges upon compliance with the terms outlined in the form below. Please complete the form and submit it as instructed. 

Limited Consent Agreement

If you have questions on this form, please contact Martin Downs, downs@aisc.org. 

Periodicals

AISC produces two periodicals: the monthly Modern Steel Construction and the quarterly Engineering Journal. 

AISC cannot provide permission to reuse or cite photography or graphics appearing in an AISC periodical. This is because the copyright to figures and photographs appear in AISC periodicals generally lies with the original author of the content.

• To reuse figures and text from an AISC periodical, contact the author of the original piece to obtain permission.
• To cite figures or portions of text from an AISC periodical, please use an accepted citation format that clearly identifies the author and AISC publication as the source.

Modern Steel Construction

• • For reprints of articles that have appeared in Modern Steel Construction, contact Geoff Weisenberger at weisenberger@aisc.org.
  • To submit content to Modern Steel Construction, visit our Get Pulbished page. 

Engineering Journal

• • Visit the Engineering Journal link to the left to search the journal or submit content.