Copy Right and License

Ardi Academic Multidisciplinary Journal is committed to promoting the broad dissemination of scholarly knowledge while protecting the intellectual property rights of authors. The journal applies a transparent copyright and licensing policy to ensure that published works remain freely accessible, reusable, and properly attributed in accordance with international open-access publishing standards.

All articles published in AAMJ are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution–ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Copyright Ownership

Authors who publish in Ardi Academic Multidisciplinary Journal retain the copyright to their work.

By submitting and publishing their manuscript, authors grant the journal the right of first publication while allowing the article to be distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution–ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Authors remain the legal copyright holders of their published articles.

License

All published articles are licensed under the:

Creative Commons Attribution–ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)

This license allows anyone to:

  • Share - copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
  • Adapt - remix, transform, and build upon the material.
  • Use the material for both non-commercial and commercial purposes.

Under the following conditions:

  • Appropriate credit must be given to the original author(s) and the journal.
  • A link to the Creative Commons license must be provided.
  • Any modifications made to the original work must be clearly indicated.
  • Any derivative works must be distributed under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as the license terms are followed.

Rights Granted to Readers

Under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, readers and users are free to:

  • Read the full text of published articles.
  • Download articles without restriction.
  • Copy and reproduce articles.
  • Print articles for personal, educational, or institutional use.
  • Share articles through websites, repositories, and learning platforms.
  • Translate articles into other languages.
  • Adapt or build upon published works.
  • Use published materials for teaching, research, and professional purposes.
  • Redistribute articles in any medium or format with proper attribution.

Authors' Rights

Authors retain the following rights:

  • Copyright ownership of their work.
  • The right to share the published version of the article.
  • The right to deposit the published article in institutional or subject repositories.
  • The right to distribute the article through personal websites or academic networking platforms.
  • The right to reuse figures, tables, and other content in future scholarly works with appropriate citation.
  • The right to use the article for educational and research purposes.

Rights Granted to the Journal

By publishing in Ardi Academic Multidisciplinary Journal, authors grant the journal:

  • The right of first publication.
  • The right to publish the article electronically and in any future publication formats.
  • The right to archive and preserve published content.
  • The right to include published articles in indexing and abstracting services.
  • The right to disseminate published content through academic databases and repositories.

These rights do not transfer copyright ownership from the authors to the journal.

Author Responsibilities

Authors are responsible for ensuring that:

  • The submitted manuscript is original.
  • The manuscript does not infringe the copyright of others.
  • All third-party materials used in the manuscript have obtained appropriate permissions where necessary.
  • Proper acknowledgment is given for copyrighted materials.
  • The manuscript complies with applicable copyright laws and publication ethics.

Any copyright infringement remains the responsibility of the author(s).

Third-Party Materials

If a manuscript includes copyrighted materials such as:

  • Figures
  • Photographs
  • Tables
  • Maps
  • Illustrations
  • Graphs
  • Other proprietary content

authors must obtain written permission from the copyright holder before submission unless the material is already available under a compatible open license or its use is permitted by applicable copyright exceptions.

Evidence of permission may be requested by the Editorial Office.

Self-Archiving Policy

Authors are encouraged to disseminate their published work by depositing the published version of the article in:

  • Institutional repositories.
  • Subject repositories.
  • University websites.
  • Personal academic webpages.
  • Research networking platforms.
  • Other non-commercial repositories.

When self-archiving, authors should include complete bibliographic information and acknowledge that the article was first published in Ardi Academic Multidisciplinary Journal.

Licensing Benefits

The CC BY-SA 4.0 license promotes:

  • Wider dissemination of scientific knowledge.
  • Greater visibility of published research.
  • Increased citation potential.
  • Academic collaboration.
  • Knowledge sharing across disciplines.
  • Responsible reuse of scholarly works.
  • Sustainable open science practices.