Content licensing

Authors grant the Journal the right of first publication of their manuscript under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

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.

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

Attribution 4.0 International (Legal Code Summary)

By exercising the Licensed Rights (defined below), You accept and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License ("Public License"). To the extent this Public License may be interpreted as a contract, You are granted the Licensed Rights in consideration of Your acceptance of these terms and conditions, and the Licensor grants You such rights in consideration of benefits the Licensor receives from making the Licensed Material available under these terms and conditions.

Section 1 – Definitions

  • a. Adapted Material means material that is subject to Copyright and Similar Rights, that is derived from or based upon the Licensed Material and in which the Licensed Material is translated, altered, arranged, transformed, or otherwise modified in a manner requiring permission under the Copyright and Similar Rights held by the Licensor.

  • b. Copyright and Similar Rights means copyright and/or similar rights closely related to copyright including, without limitation, performance, broadcast, sound recording, and Sui Generis Database Rights, without regard to how the rights are labeled or categorized.

  • c. Licensed Material means the artistic or literary work, database, or other material to which the Licensor applied this Public License.

  • d. Licensor means the individual(s) or entity(ies) granting rights under this Public License.

     

Section 2 – Scope

License grant. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Public License, the Licensor hereby grants You a worldwide, royalty-free, non-sublicensable, non-exclusive, irrevocable license to exercise the Licensed Rights in the Licensed Material to:

 

  1. reproduce and share the Licensed Material, in whole or in part;

  2. produce, reproduce, and share Adapted Material.

Media and formats. The Licensor authorizes You to exercise the Licensed Rights in all media and formats whether now known or hereafter created, and to make technical modifications necessary to do so.

Section 3 – License Conditions

Your exercise of the Licensed Rights is expressly made subject to the following condition: Attribution. If You Share the Licensed Material, You must retain identification of the creator(s), a copyright notice, a notice that refers to this Public License, and a URI or hyperlink to the Licensed Material to the extent reasonably practicable.

 

Section 4 – Sui Generis Database Rights

Where the Licensed Rights include Sui Generis Database Rights that apply to Your use of the Licensed Material, this Public License grants You the right to extract, reuse, reproduce, and share all or a substantial portion of the contents of the database.

Section 5 – Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability

The Licensor offers the Licensed Material as-is and as-available, and makes no representations or warranties of any kind concerning the Licensed Material. In no event will the Licensor be liable to You on any legal theory for any direct, special, indirect, incidental, consequential, punitive, exemplary, or other losses, costs, expenses, or damages arising out of this Public License.

Section 6 – Term and Termination

This Public License applies for the term of the Copyright and Similar Rights licensed here. However, if You fail to comply with this Public License, then Your rights under this Public License terminate automatically.

Section 7 – Other Terms and Conditions

The Licensor shall not be bound by any additional or different terms or conditions communicated by You unless expressly agreed.

Section 8 – Interpretation

For the avoidance of doubt, this Public License does not, and shall not be interpreted to, reduce, limit, restrict, or impose conditions on any use of the Licensed Material that could lawfully be made without permission under this Public License.