Copyright & Licensing Policy

1. Authors fully own the copyright for their works published in Researchers Gate Journal for Studies and Research and retain unrestricted intellectual property rights, enhancing the researcher's freedom to publish and circulate their scientific output within academic circles.
2. The journal's editorial board confirms its absolute commitment to protecting authors' rights under national and international laws; the published article is the intellectual property of its author named on the work, and it may not be exploited or attributed to others in any form.
3. The journal guarantees the "fair use" of scientific content, which includes the right to copy, distribute, and cite published works, provided there is proper attribution to the original work, accurately mentioning the journal's name, volume, issue, and year of publication.
4. The journal's intellectual property protection policy aims to stimulate innovation and scientific excellence in the humanities by providing a legal environment that prevents academic plagiarism and ensures authors have the exclusive right to control their creative production before and after publication.
5. It is strictly prohibited to transfer, copy, or quote substantial parts of the published articles without explicit reference to the original source (the researcher and the journal), and violating parties bear the legal responsibility resulting from copyright infringement.

Licensing Policy
1. Researchers Gate Journal for Studies and Research operates under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).
2. This license grants users and researchers around the world the right to:
• Share: Copy and redistribute the scientific material in any medium or format.
• Adapt: Remix, transform, and build upon the scientific material for research or educational purposes.
3. The license requires compliance with the following criteria:
• Attribution: The user must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made to the original text.
• Non-Commercial: The published scientific material may not be used for commercial or profit-making purposes without prior written permission from the author and the journal.
4. The journal adheres to a full Open Access policy, where articles are available for free immediately upon publication, contributing to the global flow of human knowledge without financial restrictions or subscriptions.

The journal is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).