Copyright & Licensing

Clarifying the legal relationship between authors and the journal, and explaining the benefits of the CC BY 4.0 license for maximum research impact.

Copyright Ownership

At the International Journal of Advanced Computing and Mechanical Systems (IJACM), we believe that authors should remain the primary owners of their intellectual property.

Author Retention

Unlike traditional publishing models where authors transfer copyright to the publisher, IJACM authors retain full copyright of their manuscripts.

Publishing Grant

By submitting to the journal, authors grant IJACM a non-exclusive license to publish, archive, and commercially distribute the work in digital and print formats.

Licensing Framework

All research published in IJACM is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). This is the gold standard for open-access publishing.

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0

This license permits maximum dissemination and reuse of research while ensuring authors receive proper credit for their work.

What does CC BY 4.0 allow?

The license permits anyone 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.

The only condition is Attribution: Users must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. This ensures that the original authors always receive recognition for their discovery.

Rights of Authors & Journal

Because you retain the copyright, you have broad rights to reuse your work without seeking permission from the journal.

Rights of Authors

  • Using the article in your own teaching or for internal institutional purposes.
  • Including the article (or portions of it) in a thesis, dissertation, or book.
  • Posting the "Version of Record" on personal websites or institutional repositories immediately upon publication.

Rights of the Journal

  • The right to identify IJACM as the original place of publication.
  • The right to migrate the work to different formats to ensure long-term digital preservation.
  • The right to include the work in various scholarly indexes and databases.

Self-Archiving & Repositories

Authors are encouraged to share their work widely. You may post the final published PDF (Version of Record) immediately to:

Personal Websites

Your professional academic homepage or blog

Institutional Repositories

Your university's digital archive or library system

Academic Networks

Platforms like ResearchGate or Academia.edu

Author Warranties

By agreeing to our licensing terms, authors certify that:

1

Originality & Non-Infringement

The work is original and does not infringe upon the intellectual property rights of any third party.

2

Third-Party Permissions

If the work contains third-party material (such as images or charts), the authors have obtained the necessary permissions to publish them under the CC BY 4.0 license.

3

Exclusive Submission

The manuscript has not been published elsewhere and is not currently under consideration by another journal.

Need More Information?

For specific questions about copyright, licensing, or how to reuse your work, please contact our editorial office.

editor@ijacm.org