Copyright Licensing Policy

Copyright and Licensing Policy

IJTIMA’: Journal of Community Engagement is committed to maintaining high ethical standards in publishing while ensuring that authors retain ownership of their intellctual property. This policy outlines the copyright, publishing rights, and licensing framework for articles published in IJTIMA’.

Copyright Policy

  • The author(s) retain full ownership of the intellectual property rights of their work published in IJTIMA’.
  • Authors grant IJTIMA’ a non-exclusive right to publish and distribute the article in both print and digital formats.
  • Authors may reuse, distribute, and archive their work in various platforms, provided IJTIMA’ is acknowledged as the original publisher.

Publishing Rights

Authors retain the unrestricted right to:

  • Share their work in academic, educational, and professional settings.
  • Post the article on institutional repositories, personal websites, and academic networks.
  • Reuse content in future publications or research, with proper citation.

IJTIMA’ reserves the right to:

  • Publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher.
  • Distribute the article through academic indexes, repositories, and other databases.

Licensing Policy

All articles published in IJTIMA’ are open access and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).  This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly cited.

Author Responsibilities

  • Authors must ensure that their manuscript does not infringe on any existing copyrights.
  • Authors are responsible for obtaining permission for any third-party content (e.g., images, tables, figures) included in their submission.
  • Authors must comply with the terms of the (CC BY 4.0) license when sharing or adapting their published work.

Publisher Responsibilities

  • IJTIMA’ ensures proper attribution and licensing compliance for all published content.
  • The editorial team follows best practices to prevent copyright infringement, plagiarism, and unethical publication practices.
  • IJTIMA’ reserves the right to revise this policy in alignment with evolving open-access publishing standards.

For further inquiries related to copyright and licensing, please contact the IJTIMA’ editorial office.