Copyright and Licensing
International Journal of Material Sciences and Manufacturing Engineering (IJMSME)
Copyright Ownership
Authors who publish in the International Journal of Material Sciences and Manufacturing Engineering (IJMSME) retain full copyright of their work. By submitting and publishing an article in the journal, authors grant IJMSME and its publisher a non-exclusive right to publish, reproduce, distribute, archive, and disseminate the work in all formats and media.
This policy ensures that authors maintain ownership of their intellectual property while allowing the journal to provide permanent and wide accessibility to published research.
Open Access Policy
The International Journal of Material Sciences and Manufacturing Engineering (IJMSME) is a fully open-access journal. All published articles are freely accessible online immediately upon publication without subscription fees or access restrictions.
The journal supports the unrestricted global dissemination of scientific, engineering, and technological knowledge in accordance with internationally recognized open-access publishing principles.
Licensing Terms
All articles published in IJMSME are distributed under the:
Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0)
Under this license:
- Readers may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and link to the full text of articles;
- Articles may be reused, adapted, translated, and built upon for any lawful purpose, including commercial use;
- Proper credit must always be given to the original author(s) and the journal;
- A link to the Creative Commons license must be included;
- Any modifications or changes made to the original work must be clearly indicated.
The CC BY 4.0 license enhances the visibility, accessibility, dissemination, and academic impact of published research.
License details are available at:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Author Rights
Authors publishing in IJMSME are permitted to:
- Share their published articles on personal websites, institutional repositories, and academic networking platforms;
- Use their work for teaching, presentations, research, and future scholarly publications;
- Archive the final published version of the article in repositories without embargo restrictions;
- Reuse figures, tables, images, and portions of the work in future publications with proper citation.
Third-Party Content
Authors are responsible for obtaining appropriate permission to reproduce any third-party copyrighted material included in their manuscripts, such as:
- Figures
- Tables
- Images
- Graphs
- Extended quotations
- Software screenshots
- Technical drawings
- Datasets
Proper acknowledgment and citation must be clearly provided within the manuscript.
Copyright Notice
© Author(s). Published by the International Journal of Material Sciences and Manufacturing Engineering (IJMSME).
This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0).
Policy Updates
The International Journal of Material Sciences and Manufacturing Engineering (IJMSME) reserves the right to revise or update this Copyright and Licensing Policy when necessary to remain aligned with:
- International publishing standards
- Open-access policies
- Ethical publishing guidelines
- Best practices in scholarly communication
Contact Information
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