Copyright and License
Understanding intellectual property rights, open access licensing terms, and author permissions for nanotechnology research published in our journal.
Open Access Licensing Framework
The Journal of Advances in Nanotechnology publishes all articles under Creative Commons licensing to maximize research impact, global accessibility, and reuse potential for scientific advancement. Our licensing model ensures authors retain key intellectual property rights while enabling broad dissemination and building upon nanotechnology findings by researchers worldwide.
Open access licensing removes traditional barriers to scientific communication, enabling researchers, educators, students, industry practitioners, and policymakers worldwide to access, read, and build upon published nanotechnology research without subscription fees or access restrictions limiting knowledge distribution.
All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), the most permissive and widely recognized open access license in scholarly publishing. This license permits anyone worldwide to share, copy, redistribute, adapt, remix, transform, and build upon published work for any purpose including commercial applications, provided appropriate credit is given to original authors and the source publication is cited.
CC BY 4.0 explicitly permits: Copying and redistribution in any medium, format, or platform; remixing, transforming, adapting, and building upon the material for any purpose; commercial and non-commercial use without additional permission requests. The only requirement is attribution to original authors with citation of the published article including DOI.
Authors publishing with our journal retain significant intellectual property rights over their published work. Our author agreement is carefully designed to balance open access principles enabling maximum research dissemination with author interests and institutional intellectual property requirements.
Rights Retained by Authors
- Copyright ownership remains with authors, not transferred to publisher
- Patent rights and trademark rights fully preserved
- Reuse in future publications and derivative works permitted
- Teaching use and educational material inclusion allowed
- Self-archiving and repository deposit rights granted
- Presentation at conferences and professional meetings
Author Responsibilities
- Provide proper attribution when reusing own work
- Reference original publication with DOI
- Disclose any modifications made to content
- Comply with CC BY license terms
- Ensure all co-authors agree to license terms
- Grant journal right to publish under open access
Authors must obtain written permission to include any third-party copyrighted material in their manuscripts before submission. This requirement applies to figures, tables, images, extensive text excerpts, or any other content originated by others and published previously. Permission documentation should accompany the manuscript submission with appropriate credits included in figure captions, table footnotes, or acknowledgments section.
When adapting figures or tables from prior publications, authors should create substantially modified versions and cite the original source rather than reproducing copyrighted materials verbatim. Contact the editorial office if you are uncertain whether specific content requires permission clearance.
The CC BY 4.0 license complies with open access mandates from virtually all major research funders worldwide including National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, Wellcome Trust, Gates Foundation, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, European Research Council, UK Research and Innovation councils, and funders participating in Plan S coalition requirements. Authors can confidently publish knowing their work satisfies funder requirements for immediate open access availability without embargo periods.
Immediate Open Access
No embargo periods restrict access. Articles are freely accessible worldwide from the moment of publication, fully satisfying Plan S, NIH Public Access Policy, and similar funder open access requirements.
Persistent Access Guarantee
DOI registration, CrossRef membership, and digital preservation infrastructure ensure long-term availability, citation stability, and reliable access for funder compliance reporting indefinitely.
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