Copyright Notice

The International Journal of Business Sustainability (IJBS) is committed to upholding high ethical standards in publishing while ensuring that authors retain ownership of their intellectual property. This policy outlines the copyright and publishing rights of articles published in IJBS.

Copyright Ownership

• The author(s) retain full ownership of the intellectual property rights of their work published in IJBS.
• Authors grant IJBS a non-exclusive right to publish and distribute the article in print and digital formats.
• Authors may reuse, distribute, and archive their work while acknowledging IJBS as the original publisher.

Publishing Rights

Authors retain the right to:

• Share the published work in academic and professional settings.
• Post the article in institutional repositories and personal websites.
• Reuse content from the published article in future research with proper attribution.

Authors grant IJBS the right to:

• Publish the article and designate IJBS as the original publisher.
• Distribute the article through indexing services, repositories, and academic databases.

Author Responsibilities

• Authors must ensure that their work does not infringe upon any existing copyrights.
• Authors must obtain permission for any third-party content, including images, tables, and figures, used in their manuscript.

Publisher Responsibilities

• IJBS ensures proper attribution of authorship and copyright for published articles.
• The journal follows best practices to prevent copyright violations, plagiarism, and unethical publishing behavior.

For further inquiries regarding copyright, please contact the IJBS editorial office.