Copyright and Licensing

Copyright Ownership

The Journal of Magnetism and Its Applications (JMA) recognizes and respects the intellectual property rights of authors. Under the journal's copyright and licensing policy, authors retain copyright and publishing rights to their original scholarly work, subject to the terms of the applicable publishing agreement and Creative Commons license.

Authors remain the copyright holders of their published articles, including original research papers, review articles, and other scholarly contributions in magnetism, magnetic materials, applied physics, and related scientific disciplines.

Publishing Rights

Authors grant the Journal of Magnetism and Its Applications a non-exclusive license to publish, reproduce, distribute, communicate, and preserve their accepted manuscripts in electronic and other appropriate publishing formats.

This arrangement allows authors to:

  • Retain ownership of their intellectual property and research contributions.

  • Reuse their published work in future research, books, academic presentations, and teaching materials.

  • Share and deposit the published version in institutional and subject-specific repositories.

  • Distribute their articles through personal websites, academic profiles, and professional research networks.

  • Reproduce and adapt their work in accordance with the applicable Creative Commons licensing requirements.

Creative Commons Licensing

All articles published in the Journal of Magnetism and Its Applications are intended to be distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License.

Under this license, readers and third parties are permitted to:

  • Share: Copy and redistribute published material in any medium or format.

  • Adapt: Remix, transform, and build upon the published material for academic, educational, commercial, and non-commercial purposes.

  • Redistribute: Share published research through repositories, databases, and other scholarly communication platforms.

  • Reuse: Incorporate published material into subsequent research and educational resources.

These permissions require appropriate attribution to the original author(s), acknowledgment of the publication source, a reference to the license, and an indication of any changes made.

Author Rights and Self-Archiving

JMA supports authors' rights to disseminate and preserve their published research. Authors may deposit the published version of their articles in institutional repositories, disciplinary archives, and academic platforms without requesting additional permission from the journal, provided they comply with the applicable Creative Commons license.

Third-Party Material

Authors are responsible for obtaining appropriate permissions for copyrighted figures, illustrations, tables, photographs, datasets, and other third-party materials included in their manuscripts.

Any third-party content excluded from the article's Creative Commons license must be clearly identified with its applicable copyright and licensing conditions.

Copyright Protection and Academic Integrity

The Journal of Magnetism and Its Applications is committed to protecting authors' intellectual property while encouraging responsible scholarly communication.

All users of published content must provide appropriate attribution and comply with the applicable licensing terms. Plagiarism, misrepresentation of authorship, and other violations of publication ethics are not permitted.

Policy Commitment

This policy supports academic freedom, author ownership, open access publishing, research visibility, and the responsible dissemination of scientific knowledge.

The Journal of Magnetism and Its Applications is committed to maintaining transparent copyright and licensing arrangements in accordance with internationally recognized scholarly publishing principles.