Hundreds of publishers of all sizes and sectors are opted into PLSclear. From specialist independent publishers to large academic, trade and magazine publishers, the service is designed to make it easy for any publisher to handle permissions more efficiently.
We have requestors from all over the world using PLSclear to clear permissions for content from books, journals, magazines, and online content. In the 2024-25 financial year, 71% of requests made through the PLSclear were made from outside of the UK, with requests being made from a total of 106 countries.
If you are a publisher and would like to opt in to use PLSclear to manage your permissions, please email permissions@pls.org.uk. There are no sign up fees or annual subscriptions to use PLSclear as a publisher.