Copyright Policy

Copyright Policy – Aitoz Multidisciplinary Review (AMR)

The Aitoz Multidisciplinary Review (AMR) follows an open-access copyright policy that ensures authors retain ownership of their work while promoting free dissemination and reuse under a Creative Commons (CC) license.

1. Copyright Ownership

  • Authors retain full copyright of their published work.
  • Upon acceptance, authors grant AMR a non-exclusive right to publish and distribute the article.

2. Licensing Terms

All published articles are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License, which allows:

  • Unrestricted access: Anyone can read, download, and share the article freely.
  • Adaptation and distribution: Others can modify, reuse, and distribute the work, provided proper attribution is given.
  • Commercial and non-commercial use: Permitted as long as the original work is cited.

Alternatively, authors may request publication under CC BY-NC 4.0, which permits reuse but restricts commercial use.

3. Author Rights

Authors have the right to:

  • Share their work on preprint servers, institutional repositories, and personal websites.
  • Use their article for teaching, presentations, and academic purposes.
  • Create derivative works based on their article, with proper citation.

4. Third-Party Copyrighted Material

  • Authors must obtain written permission to use any third-party copyrighted content (e.g., images, tables, figures).
  • Proper attribution must be provided for borrowed content.

5. Publisher Rights

AMR holds the right to:

  • Publish, archive, and distribute the article in digital and print formats.
  • Index the work in academic databases and repositories.

6. Plagiarism and Copyright Infringement

  • AMR strictly prohibits copyright violations and follows COPE guidelines for handling misconduct.
  • If plagiarism or unauthorized use is detected post-publication, the article may be corrected, retracted, or removed.

7. Compliance with Open Access Mandates

AMR’s copyright policy complies with:

  • Higher Education Commission (HEC) guidelines
  • DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals) best practices
  • Funders' Open Access requirements (e.g., Plan S, OpenAIRE, NIH, etc.)

AMR ensures that authors retain control of their intellectual property while making research freely accessible to the global academic community.