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This publisher-level Copyright & Licensing page explains the copyright position, licence applied to published articles, author rights, the publisher’s publishing agreement (template), third-party content permissions, and machine-readable metadata recommended for article pages and PDFs. This single policy applies to all journals published by Neewaj. It is designed to be clear for authors, compatible with funder mandates, and supportive of indexing and archiving workflows (DOIs via Zenodo; archiving on Internet Archive and SSRN).

Quick summary (key points authors need to know)

  • Copyright: Authors retain copyright in their work.
  • Licence on publication: All published material is distributed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).
  • Publisher’s rights: Authors grant Neewaj a non-exclusive right to publish, distribute and archive the Version of Record (VOR) and to assign DOIs via Zenodo.
  • APC: The Article Processing Charge (USD 200) applies to accepted articles only; waivers are available and do not affect licensing.
  • Third-party content: Authors must obtain permission for any third-party copyrighted material not covered by an open licence; such material must be clearly identified in the article.
  • Machine readable metadata: Neewaj supplies machine-readable licence and DOI metadata (HTML meta tags, JSON-LD) to aid indexing and discovery.

 

  1. Licence in detail — CC BY 4.0 (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International)

Neewaj publishes the Version of Record (VOR) under CC BY 4.0. Under this licence:

  • Others may copy, redistribute, remix, transform and build upon the material for any purpose (including commercial), provided they give appropriate credit to the original author(s), provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.
  • Authors retain copyright and grant users broad reuse rights; attribution must include author name(s), the journal name, and the DOI.
  • CC BY 4.0 is compatible with most major funder open-access mandates and supports text and data mining, translation, redistribution and classroom reuse.

Recommended short licence statement for article pages and PDFs:

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Appropriate credit must be given to the original author(s) and the Version of Record (DOI).

 

  1. Author rights — what you keep and what you grant
  • You keep: Copyright in your article (the right to be identified as the author, to reuse your material, to post in repositories, etc.).
  • You grant Neewaj: A non-exclusive, worldwide right to publish, distribute, reproduce and archive the Version of Record and to license it under CC BY 4.0 (including DOI minting via Zenodo and archiving on Internet Archive & SSRN). This right allows Neewaj to host and preserve the article and provide metadata to indexers.
  • You may: Reuse your work freely (including the VOR) provided you acknowledge the Version of Record and DOI. You may also deposit the AAM (author accepted manuscript) or VOR in repositories; please include DOI and cite the published VOR.
  1. Handling copyrighted material not covered by CC BY (exceptions)
  • If a third-party item cannot be relicensed under CC BY, Neewaj will consider limited exceptions where the overall article can still be open access but the particular item is labelled with restricted-use text and permission details. Editors will review such cases for suitability. Authors should be aware that excessive amounts of restricted third-party content may limit discoverability and reuse.

 

  1. Repository deposits & author guidance (what to put in repository records)

When depositing preprints, AAMs or the VOR in institutional or subject repositories, authors should use the following recommended deposit wording once the article is published:

[Author(s)]. (Year). Title. Journal Name (Neewaj). Version of Record: DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.xxxxxx. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Dataset / underlying data: [DOI or repository link, if applicable].

For preprints or AAMs uploaded prior to publication, include a note linking to the published VOR and DOI once available.

 

  1. Changes after publication (reuse & corrections)
  • Once published under CC BY 4.0, others may reuse the VOR following the licence terms. If an author needs to correct or retract content, standard correction/retraction policies apply (see Ethics & Integrity Policy). Corrections and retraction notices will be linked to the DOIed VOR and will carry the same machine-readable metadata updates.
  1. Sample short author-facing FAQ 

Q: Do I give up copyright when my article is published?
A: No. Authors retain copyright. You grant Neewaj a non-exclusive right to publish the Version of Record, which will be licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Q: Can I reuse figures from my own published article in a book or lecture slides?
A: Yes — CC BY 4.0 permits reuse provided you give proper attribution and cite the Version of Record DOI.

Q: What if a rights holder will not allow CC BY reuse of an image I want to include?
A: You should either obtain permission that allows CC BY reuse or replace the image with original or openly licensed material. If limited permission is granted, clearly mark the restriction and inform the editor during submission; acceptance is at editorial discretion.

Q: Can I post the final PDF on my personal webpage or institutional repository?
A: Yes. The Version of Record is CC BY 4.0 and may be posted immediately.

 

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