Copyright & Licensing Policy

Overview

Gnoscience Publishing House is committed to promoting the broad dissemination of scholarly research while protecting the intellectual property rights of authors. We support open-access publishing to ensure that high-quality scientific research is freely accessible to researchers, clinicians, educators, policymakers, and the public worldwide.

All articles published by Gnoscience Publishing House remain subject to the copyright and licensing terms outlined below.

Copyright Ownership

Authors retain the copyright to their published work.

By submitting a manuscript and accepting publication, authors grant Gnoscience Publishing House a non-exclusive, worldwide license to:

  • Publish and distribute the article.
  • Assign a Digital Object Identifier (DOI), where applicable.
  • Archive and preserve the article permanently.
  • Include the article in indexing and abstracting databases.
  • Promote the published work through scholarly communication channels.

This publishing license does not transfer copyright ownership from the authors.

Open Access License

Unless otherwise specified by the individual journal, articles published by Gnoscience Publishing House are licensed under the:

Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) License.

This license allows users to:

  • Read and download articles free of charge.
  • Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
  • Adapt, remix, transform, and build upon the work.
  • Share the work for non-commercial purposes only.

Users must:

  • Provide appropriate credit to the original author(s) and journal.
  • Include a link to the Creative Commons license.
  • Indicate whether changes were made.
  • Distribute any modified versions under the same CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

Commercial use of published content without prior written permission from Gnoscience Publishing House is prohibited.

Author Rights

Authors retain the right to:

  • Share the published article on personal or institutional websites.
  • Deposit the article in institutional or subject repositories.
  • Use the article in teaching, presentations, and future scholarly works.
  • Include the article in theses, dissertations, books, or collections with proper citation.
  • Distribute copies to colleagues for academic and research purposes.

Publisher Rights

Gnoscience Publishing House reserves the right to:

  • Publish accepted manuscripts in print and/or electronic formats.
  • Assign DOIs and maintain permanent online access.
  • Archive published content.
  • Promote articles through academic databases, search engines, indexing services, and social media.
  • Protect the integrity of the scholarly record.

Third-Party Material

Authors are responsible for obtaining written permission to reproduce copyrighted figures, tables, photographs, illustrations, or other materials owned by third parties.

Evidence of permission must be provided before publication whenever required.

Proper Citation

Any reuse or redistribution of published material must include complete bibliographic citation, including:

  • Author(s)
  • Article Title
  • Journal Name
  • Volume and Issue
  • Year of Publication
  • DOI (where available)

Repository Policy

Authors are encouraged to deposit their published articles in:

  • Institutional repositories
  • Subject repositories
  • Personal websites
  • ResearchGate
  • Academia.edu
  • Other non-commercial scholarly repositories

The deposited version should include appropriate citation and a link to the official published article.

Copyright Infringement

Gnoscience Publishing House respects intellectual property rights and investigates all allegations of copyright infringement, plagiarism, unauthorized reproduction, or misuse of published material.

Appropriate editorial actions may include:

  • Article correction
  • Retraction
  • Removal of infringing material
  • Notification to relevant institutions
  • Other actions in accordance with publication ethics policies

Changes to this Policy

Gnoscience Publishing House may update this Copyright and Licensing Policy periodically to reflect changes in publishing standards, legal requirements, and editorial practices.

The most recent version published on the website shall remain the official version.

Contact

Questions regarding copyright, licensing, permissions, or reuse of published material may be directed to the editorial office of the respective journal or through the contact information provided on the journal website.