Intellectual Property and Copyright

1. Introduction

The International Journal of Advanced Science Computing and Engineering (IJASCE) respects the intellectual property rights of authors, contributors, copyright holders, and other participants in scholarly communication. The journal maintains transparent policies concerning copyright ownership, publishing licenses, open licensing, reuse, third-party material, prior publication, self-archiving, plagiarism, and other forms of intellectual property.

This policy implements the COPE Core Practice on Intellectual Property and is informed by the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing developed by COPE, DOAJ, OASPA, and WAME. IJASCE also operates according to its stated open access and Creative Commons licensing framework.

2. Scope

This policy applies to:

  • authors and contributors submitting manuscripts to IJASCE;

  • articles and other scholarly content published by IJASCE;

  • readers and other persons or organizations reusing IJASCE content;

  • repositories and scholarly services hosting or disseminating permitted versions of articles;

  • editors, reviewers, and journal staff handling unpublished manuscripts and related materials; and

  • third-party copyrighted or licensed material incorporated into submitted or published work.

3. Copyright Ownership

Authors retain copyright in their articles. IJASCE does not require authors to transfer copyright ownership to the journal as a condition of publication.

Upon publication, the copyright holder should be clearly identified in the published article, including its HTML and PDF versions where applicable.

The recommended copyright statement is:

© [Year] The Author(s). Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0).

The copyright applicable to individual scholarly articles is distinct from any copyright or other intellectual property rights that may apply to the IJASCE website, journal title, logo, design, software, or other journal-level materials. Unless specifically stated otherwise, the Creative Commons license applied to IJASCE articles should not be assumed to apply to journal trademarks, logos, website design, or other separately protected materials.

4. License Granted to IJASCE

By agreeing to publication, authors grant IJASCE a non-exclusive license to publish the accepted article, identify IJASCE as the original publisher of the Version of Record, disseminate the publication, provide metadata to scholarly services, preserve the scholarly record, and undertake the technical and production activities reasonably necessary for publication.

The license granted to IJASCE is non-exclusive. Copyright remains with the authors.

IJASCE does not require authors to grant the journal an exclusive commercial license or an exclusive right to exploit the article commercially.

The detailed publishing agreement is described in the journal's Copyright and License to Publish terms.

5. Creative Commons License

Unless otherwise specifically indicated for particular third-party material, articles published by IJASCE are made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0) .

Under CC BY-SA 4.0, users may:

  • Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format; and

  • Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, including commercial purposes.

Users must comply with the applicable license conditions, including appropriate attribution, provision of a link to the license, indication of changes where changes have been made, and application of the required ShareAlike conditions to adaptations.

Users must not imply endorsement by the authors or IJASCE and must not impose additional legal or technological restrictions that prevent others from exercising rights granted under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

The applicable Creative Commons license should be clearly identified and linked on the article webpage and in the full-text Version of Record.

6. Rights Retained by Authors

Because authors retain copyright and grant IJASCE a non-exclusive publishing license, authors may, subject to applicable licenses and third-party rights:

  • reuse their article in subsequent scholarly or educational works;

  • include the article or portions of it in books, theses, dissertations, teaching materials, presentations, or other works;

  • share and distribute the article in accordance with the applicable Creative Commons license;

  • deposit permitted versions in appropriate repositories;

  • link to and disseminate the Version of Record; and

  • exercise other rights retained under applicable copyright law and the journal's publishing agreement.

Reuse should acknowledge the original publication in IJASCE and should identify the DOI of the Version of Record where available.

7. Third-Party Copyrighted and Licensed Material

Authors are responsible for ensuring that material incorporated into a manuscript may lawfully be reproduced and published.

Third-party material may include:

  • figures and illustrations;

  • photographs and images;

  • tables;

  • maps;

  • questionnaires or research instruments;

  • software or source code;

  • datasets;

  • substantial textual extracts; or

  • other copyrighted or licensed materials.

Authors must determine whether permission is required and must obtain permission from the relevant copyright holder when required.

Separate permission is not necessarily required where reuse is already authorized by an applicable open license, public-domain status, statutory exception, or another legally valid permission. Authors remain responsible for complying with the terms of any applicable license and providing appropriate attribution.

Where third-party material is not covered by the CC BY-SA 4.0 license applied to the article, this should be clearly indicated through an appropriate credit line or other notice.

Publication of third-party material in an IJASCE article does not automatically relicense that material under CC BY-SA 4.0.

8. Preprints, Prior Dissemination, and Previous Publication

IJASCE permits eligible preprints in accordance with its Repository and Self-Archiving Policy. Posting a permitted preprint does not, by itself, constitute prior publication that prevents consideration by IJASCE.

Authors must disclose relevant preprints and other previously disseminated versions of the submitted work and should provide applicable identifiers or links where available.

Other forms of prior dissemination, including conference proceedings, substantially overlapping publications, reports, or previously published versions, may require editorial assessment to determine whether the submitted manuscript contains a sufficiently distinct scholarly contribution and whether copyright or redundant-publication concerns arise.

Authors must not present previously published substantive content, data, analyses, or findings as entirely new work without appropriate disclosure and attribution.

9. Repository Deposit and Self-Archiving

IJASCE supports author self-archiving. The versions that may be deposited, applicable attribution requirements, and conditions concerning preprints, accepted manuscripts, and the Version of Record are described in the IJASCE Repository and Self-Archiving Policy.

Where the Version of Record is deposited or redistributed, the complete citation and DOI should be provided and the applicable CC BY-SA 4.0 licensing information should be retained.

10. Plagiarism, Text Recycling, and Redundant Publication

IJASCE distinguishes plagiarism, text recycling, and redundant or duplicate publication. These concepts are not determined solely by a similarity percentage and require assessment of the nature, source, location, attribution, and significance of the overlap.

Detailed definitions, similarity-screening procedures, and editorial responses are provided in the IJASCE Plagiarism and Text Overlap Policy.

Potential plagiarism, misappropriation, unauthorized reuse, or redundant publication will be assessed according to the relevant IJASCE policies and applicable COPE guidance. IJASCE does not apply automatic author blacklisting or permanent submission bans as a standard response to such concerns.

11. Confidential Manuscripts and Unpublished Material

Manuscripts submitted to IJASCE remain confidential during editorial assessment and peer review, subject to the journal's policies and necessary editorial processes.

Editors, reviewers, and journal personnel must not appropriate unpublished ideas, data, code, methods, images, or other intellectual material obtained through the editorial or peer review process for personal, professional, academic, or commercial advantage.

Reviewers must not distribute manuscript material or involve another person in the review without authorization in accordance with the IJASCE Peer Review Process.

Concerns involving misuse of confidential manuscript material will be handled under the relevant peer review, intellectual property, and allegations of misconduct policies.

12. Intellectual Property Concerns and Copyright Complaints

Anyone who believes that material submitted to or published by IJASCE infringes copyright or another intellectual property right may submit a documented concern to the journal through its official contact channel.

A report should, where possible, identify:

  • the material concerned;

  • the allegedly protected original material;

  • the person or entity claiming the relevant right;

  • the nature of the alleged infringement;

  • supporting documentation or evidence; and

  • appropriate contact information.

IJASCE will conduct an editorial assessment of the concern. The journal may request information from the author, complainant, copyright holder, publisher, institution, or another relevant party where necessary.

Where the matter involves a legal question that cannot appropriately be determined through editorial assessment, IJASCE may seek appropriate legal advice or require the parties concerned to resolve the underlying ownership or licensing dispute through the competent process.

13. Correcting Intellectual Property Problems

Editorial action will depend on the nature, extent, and effect of the intellectual property problem.

Possible actions may include:

  • requesting appropriate attribution or documentation before publication;

  • requiring replacement or removal of material for which necessary rights cannot be established;

  • requesting correction of licensing or credit information;

  • rejecting a manuscript when serious unresolved intellectual property problems prevent lawful or ethical publication;

  • publishing a correction when a published article remains substantially reliable but copyright, attribution, or licensing information requires amendment;

  • removing or restricting access to specific material when legally required or otherwise necessary;

  • publishing an expression of concern where a serious unresolved matter affects confidence in the published record; or

  • retracting an article where serious plagiarism, pervasive unauthorized use, unlawful publication, or another substantial problem warrants retraction under applicable COPE guidance.

Retraction is not an automatic consequence of every copyright or licensing error. Where the scholarly work remains reliable and the problem can be adequately remedied through correction, replacement, attribution, or another proportionate measure, IJASCE will consider the least disruptive action capable of correcting the record and addressing the rights involved.

Where an intellectual property concern also indicates possible research or publication misconduct, the matter may be handled under the IJASCE Allegations of Misconduct Policy.

14. Article Charges and Intellectual Property

Copyright retention and open licensing are not conditional upon payment of an article processing charge. IJASCE operates under a diamond open access model and does not charge authors submission fees, peer review fees, article processing charges, page charges, or publication fees.

Further information is available in the IJASCE Author Fees Policy.

15. Responsibilities

Authors are responsible for ensuring that they possess the rights necessary to submit and publish their work, obtaining permissions where required, appropriately attributing third-party material, disclosing relevant prior publication, and complying with applicable licenses.

Editors are responsible for applying the journal's intellectual property policies consistently, assessing credible infringement concerns, and taking proportionate editorial action when necessary.

Reviewers and journal personnel must respect the confidentiality and intellectual property of unpublished manuscripts and must not use privileged material for unauthorized purposes.

Readers and other users are responsible for complying with the applicable CC BY-SA 4.0 terms and any separate rights or restrictions applying to third-party material.

16. Related Policies and References

17. Review and Updates

This policy was reviewed in September 2026. IJASCE will review and update the policy periodically in response to developments in COPE guidance, copyright and licensing practices, open access standards, repository practices, and applicable legal requirements.