Licensing and Copyright

Copyright

  • Authors retain copyright of their work.
  • Publisher has right of first publication.

Licensing

  • All articles are published under a gold open access model.
  • Articles are licensed under a Creative Commons license allowing users to freely copy, redistribute, adapt, remix, transform, and build upon the material for non-commercial purposes.
  • The specific license used is:  Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Reuse Rights

  • Authors and Reusers are free to:
    • Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
    • Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material.
  • Provided that:
    • The material is not used for commercial purposes.
    • Appropriate credit is given to the author(s).
    • Any derivatives indicate if changes were made.

Publisher Rights

  • The publisher holds non-exclusive rights to publish and distribute the articles.
  • Authors may reuse and republish their own work without restriction.