Licensing Policy

All articles published in J Open & Bioscience and Environment are made freely available under an open-access policy, ensuring unrestricted access to research. Authors retain copyright over their work while granting the journal a non-exclusive publishing license.

To facilitate the ethical and legal use of published materials, the journal follows internationally recognized Creative Commons licensing standards.

Creative Commons Licensing

J Open & Bioscience and Environment uses the CC BY-NC (Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License) for all published articles.

By applying these licenses, J Open & Bioscience and Environment ensures that research remains freely accessible, legally protected, and ethically reusable.

Author Rights

Authors retain full copyright over their work.
Authors can share their articles on personal websites, institutional repositories, or other platforms without restrictions.
Authors must ensure that their work does not violate copyright laws or include third-party materials without proper permission.

Authors are encouraged to provide proper attribution when sharing their work in different formats.

Reader Rights

Under the Creative Commons licensing model:
Readers have free, unlimited access to all published articles.
Research may be shared, cited, and reused, as long as proper attribution is given.
Any modifications or adaptations must be clearly indicated.

License Attribution & Citations

When citing content from J Open & Bioscience and Environment, users must include proper attribution as follows:
Author(s) Name. (Year). Title of the Article. J Open. DOI: [DOI Link]. License: CC BY / CC BY-NC.

Example:

Doe, J. (2025). Advances in Environmental Sustainability. J Open. DOI: 10.1234/jopen.2025.001. Licensed under CC BY-NC.

Licensing for Third-Party Content

If an article includes third-party materials (e.g., images, tables, datasets) not created by the author, the author must:
Obtain proper permissions from copyright holders.
Clearly indicate the original source of the content.
Ensure that the content complies with the selected Creative Commons license.

Policy Updates

J Open & Bioscience and Environment reserves the right to update its licensing terms as needed. Any changes will be published on the journal’s website and communicated to authors and readers.