Copyright and License

Copyright

  • Copyright remains with the authors. This means authors retain full control over their work.

First Publication Rights

  • Authors grant the journal the right of first publication.

  • The work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0).

  • This license allows others to:

    • Share (copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format)

    • Adapt (remix, transform, and build upon the material) for any purpose, even commercially,

    • as long as the same license (ShareAlike) is applied to the adapted work.

Additional Distribution

  • Authors can enter into separate, non-exclusive agreements for distributing the published version of the work.

    • For example: posting to an institutional repository, sharing on their personal website, or republishing it in a book.

    • Requirement: acknowledge the work’s initial publication in this journal.

Pre-Publication Posting

  • Authors are encouraged to post their work online before and during the submission process.

    • This supports productive exchanges of ideas.

    • It can lead to earlier and higher citations of the published work.

License Terms (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • You are free to:

    • Share: copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.

    • Adapt: remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.

  • Under the following terms:

    • Attribution: You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.

    • ShareAlike: If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.

    • No additional restrictions: You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.

Conclusion

  • Authors retain copyright.

  • The journal obtains first publication rights under an open license.

  • Authors are free to redistribute their work, provided that the initial publication in this journal is acknowledged.

  • The open license (CC BY-SA 4.0) promotes collaboration, openness, and legitimate reuse.