Copyrights

TUJNAS’s publishing policy empowers authors to retain full ownership of their intellectual property. Unlike traditional publishing agreements, TUJNAS does not require authors to transfer copyright. Instead, authors grant the journal a non-exclusive license to publish and disseminate the work under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. This means that TUJNAS serves as the official first publisher of the article, while authors maintain their copyright and can freely reuse their work. Upon publication, authors remain at liberty to share their articles (for example, by depositing them in institutional repositories or incorporating parts into future publications) without any restrictions.

Because all content is released under CC BY 4.0, anyone – researchers, practitioners, or the general public – may copy, distribute, or reuse TUJNAS material, even for commercial purposes, as long as the original authors and source are appropriately credited. This open copyright policy reflects the best practices of modern scholarly publishing. Many leading open-access publishers follow a similar model, in which authors retain copyright and articles are licensed for unrestricted use with attribution. By balancing author rights with open-access principles, TUJNAS’s copyright policy ensures a globally inclusive research environment that maximizes both the protection of author interests and the dissemination of scientific knowledge.