Copyright and Licensing
Copyright
At the International Journal of Religious and Interdisciplinary Studies (IJoRIS), we respect the intellectual rights of authors as full owners of their work. You retain copyright over the work when you publish an article in our journal. We only ask for non-exclusive rights to:
- Publish your article as a first version—IJoRIS becomes the primary publishing platform for your work.
- Distribute your work—we disseminate your research to the global academic community and readers.
- Archive digitally—Your article will be permanently stored through the LOCKSS/CLOCKSS archiving system, ensuring long-term access.
What does this mean for you as an author?
- You can republish the work elsewhere (e.g., in a book or institutional repository), as long as you acknowledge that the original version appeared in IJoRIS.
- IJoRIS does not claim ownership of your work—the intellectual rights remain entirely with you.
- Each article will include a clear copyright statement, for example, "© 2024 Author Name. First published by IJoRIS under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license."
Anyone wishing to use your article for purposes outside the standard license terms (such as commercial use) must contact the editors at ijoris@rasailmedia.com to obtain permission directly from you.
License Policy
IJoRIS publishes all articles as open access under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license.
What's allowed?
✔ Reading & Downloading—Anyone can access your article for free at any time.
✔ Sharing—Readers can copy and distribute your work if you credit the source.
✔ Adapting—Other researchers can quote, modify, or build upon your content.
What are the requirements?
▸ Attribution—Users must include author credits in the format "Source: [Article Title] ([Author], [Year]) by IJoRIS, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0."
▸ Noncommercial—Articles may not be used for commercial purposes (e.g., sold or used in paid training without permission).
▸ ShareAlike—If someone modifies or creates a derivative of your article, they must share it with the same license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).
Examples of Authorized Use:
A lecturer quotes a table from your article for teaching materials (with source).
A research institution paraphrases your findings in their report (with attribution).
You yourself reuse parts of the article for a book or further research.
What is Not Allowed Without Specific Permission:
A commercial publisher reprints the article for sale.
A company uses illustrations from your research in a paid product.
With this policy, IJoRIS is committed to protecting authors' rights while encouraging responsible knowledge exchange. If you have further questions, please contact our editorial team.
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