Licensing Policy

The Faculty of Arts Journal at the University of Misurata is committed to supporting open access publishing while protecting authors’ rights and ensuring proper attribution of their work. This policy outlines the licensing terms governing all published articles, providing clarity on how content may be used, shared, and cited in compliance with legal and ethical standards.

1. Open Access and Licensing

1.1 Open Access

  • The journal adopts a full open access publishing model, ensuring free and immediate access to all articles without financial or technical barriers.
  • Open access increases the dissemination, visibility, and academic impact of research, fostering greater scholarly collaboration.

1.2 Licensing Terms

  • All published articles are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
  • This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, including commercial use, provided that proper credit is given to the original author and source.

2. Author Rights and Responsibilities

2.1 Author Rights

  • Authors retain full copyright ownership of their work.
  • Authors grant the journal a non-exclusive right to publish and distribute the article.
  • Authors may reuse their content in future publications, presentations, or academic work, provided they cite the original publication in the journal.

2.2 Author Responsibilities

  • Authors must comply with the terms of the CC BY 4.0 license, including proper attribution to the journal.
  • Authors are responsible for securing permissions for any third-party content included in their articles.

3. User Rights and Responsibilities

3.1 User Rights

  • Users may read, download, print, copy, distribute, link to, or use the full texts of articles for any lawful purpose.
  • Users may adapt, remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially, provided appropriate credit is given.

3.2 User Responsibilities

  • Users must provide proper attribution to the original authors and the journal when using or sharing content.
  • Users must not misrepresent or falsify authorship or source information and should indicate any modifications made.

4. Exceptions and Limitations

4.1 Third-Party Content

  • Authors must obtain the necessary permissions or licenses for any third-party materials included in their manuscripts (e.g., images, figures, tables).
  • Authors are responsible for providing proper credit for such materials.

4.2 Ethical Use

  • Users must respect the moral rights of authors, including the right to attribution and the right to object to derogatory treatment of their work.
  • Users must comply with all applicable legal and regulatory standards when using or distributing the content.

For legal and ethical standards governing this policy, please refer to the journal’s general Publishing Policies.