Copyright & Open Access Policy

Copyright Policy

Authors publishing in the Journal of Societal Sustainability (JSS) retain the copyright to their published work. By submitting a manuscript for publication, authors grant the journal the right to publish and disseminate the article while retaining full ownership of its intellectual property.

All articles published in JSS are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License. This license permits unrestricted use, sharing, distribution, reproduction, adaptation, and commercial use of the published material in any medium or format, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and source.

This licensing policy ensures the maximum accessibility, visibility, and impact of published research while protecting appropriate attribution to the authors.

Open Access Policy

The Journal of Societal Sustainability (JSS) is a fully open-access journal. All published articles are freely and permanently available online immediately upon publication, without subscription fees, registration requirements, or access restrictions.

Readers are free to:

·        Read and download articles.

·        Copy and redistribute published material.

·        Print and share articles.

·        Search, link to, and cite published content.

·        Adapt, remix, transform, and build upon the material.

·        Use published material for any lawful purpose, including commercial use.

Appropriate credit must be given to the original author(s) and source, a link to the license must be provided, and any modifications must be clearly indicated.

For complete details, please visit: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

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