Copy Right Statement

Copyright & Licensing Policy

International Journal of Medical Science in Clinical Research & Review (IJMSCRR)

1. Copyright Ownership

Authors who publish in the International Journal of Medical Science in Clinical Research & Review (IJMSCRR) retain full copyright of their published work.

By submitting and publishing an article in IJMSCRR, authors do not transfer exclusive copyright ownership to the journal or publisher. Authors grant IJMSCRR a non-exclusive right to publish, reproduce, distribute, display, archive, preserve, and disseminate the article as part of the scholarly record.

Authors retain the right to reuse, share, distribute, archive, and adapt their published work in accordance with the applicable Creative Commons license, with appropriate attribution to the original publication.

2. Open Access and Licensing

All articles published in IJMSCRR are made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The CC BY 4.0 License permits users to:

  • copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format;

  • remix, transform, and build upon the material; and

  • use the material for any lawful purpose, including commercial use.

These permissions are subject to the terms and conditions of the CC BY 4.0 License.

3. Conditions of Use

When using or adapting published material, users must:

  • provide appropriate credit to the original author(s) and source;

  • provide a link to the CC BY 4.0 License;

  • indicate whether changes were made to the original material; and

  • not impose additional legal or technological restrictions that prevent others from exercising the rights granted under the license.

4. Author Rights

Authors retain the right to:

  • reuse their published work in future publications;

  • share and distribute their published article;

  • deposit their published article in institutional or subject repositories;

  • share their article through personal, institutional, or professional platforms; and

  • adapt and reuse their work in accordance with the CC BY 4.0 License.

Authors are not required to transfer exclusive copyright or exclusive publishing rights to IJMSCRR.

Appropriate citation and attribution to the original publication should be maintained whenever the work is reused or shared.

5. Reader Rights

All published articles are freely accessible to readers without subscription or registration barriers.

Readers may:

  • read and download published articles;

  • print and share the articles;

  • copy and redistribute the content;

  • reuse and adapt the content; and

  • use the content for lawful purposes, including commercial purposes,

provided that the terms of the CC BY 4.0 License are followed and appropriate attribution is given.

6. Publisher Rights

The journal and publisher retain the non-exclusive rights necessary to:

  • publish and distribute articles through the journal platform;

  • reproduce and display published content;

  • archive and preserve the scholarly record;

  • disseminate articles through indexing and abstracting services; and

  • deposit or preserve articles in appropriate digital repositories and preservation systems.

These rights do not limit the copyright ownership or reuse rights retained by authors or the permissions granted to users under the CC BY 4.0 License.

7. Third-Party Material

Third-party material included in a published article may be subject to separate copyright or licensing terms.

Authors are responsible for obtaining appropriate permissions for third-party material where required. Where applicable, third-party material will be identified separately within the article.

Final Statement

The Copyright & Licensing Policy of IJMSCRR supports open-access scholarly communication by allowing published research to be freely accessed, shared, reused, and adapted while protecting author copyright and ensuring appropriate attribution.

Authors retain copyright in their published work, while IJMSCRR receives the non-exclusive rights necessary to publish, distribute, archive, and preserve the scholarly record.