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Copyright & Licensing
Journal of Awareness (J. Aware.) publishes all articles under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This license allows users to share, copy, redistribute, adapt, remix, transform, and build upon the published material for any purpose, including commercial use, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and source.
Copyright Retention
Authors retain the copyright of their works. Upon publication, authors grant Journal of Awareness a non-exclusive right to publish, distribute, and make the article permanently available under the terms of the CC BY 4.0 license.
The journal does not require authors to transfer copyright. Authors remain free to use, share, archive, and distribute their published work, provided that the original publication in Journal of Awareness is properly cited.
Author Rights
- Authors may reuse their own work in future publications, books, presentations, teaching materials, institutional reports, or academic repositories with proper citation to the original publication.
- Authors may share preprint, accepted manuscript, and published versions of their articles freely.
- Authors may deposit their work in institutional repositories, disciplinary repositories, personal websites, or other open access platforms immediately after publication.
- Authors may use their published articles for academic, educational, and professional purposes without requesting additional permission from the journal.
Third-Party Material
Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reuse any third-party material, including figures, tables, images, photographs, maps, datasets, or other copyrighted content that is not covered by their own copyright or by an open license. Such material must be properly acknowledged, and any applicable license terms must be clearly indicated.
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Publisher's Responsibility
While authors retain copyright, Journal of Awareness is responsible for publishing, disseminating, preserving, and maintaining access to the scholarly record through its journal platform, metadata services, DOI registration, and digital preservation arrangements.
Ethical Compliance
The journal follows the COPE Core Practices and applies transparent copyright and licensing principles in accordance with the Creative Commons licensing framework.
Citation Example
When citing an article published in Journal of Awareness, please use the official DOI and full bibliographic details.
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Author(s) (Year). Title of the article. Journal of Awareness, Volume(Issue), Article number or page range. DOI: 10.26809
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