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Clear rights and permissions to support open access mental health research.

Journal of Depression and Therapy publishes under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) license. Authors retain copyright while granting readers the right to reuse, share, and adapt the work with proper attribution.

This license supports broad dissemination of mental health research while protecting author credit and integrity.

• Copyright ownership of the published work
• The right to share accepted manuscripts in repositories
• Ability to reuse figures or content in future works
• Recognition through required attribution in all reuse

• Read, download, and share articles without restriction
• Reuse figures or data with attribution
• Translate or adapt content for educational use
• Build upon findings for research or policy applications

• Obtain written permission for third party figures or scales
• Provide attribution statements for adapted materials
• Confirm patient consent for identifiable images or recordings
• Disclose funding requirements that affect licensing
• List any trademarked tools or assessments used in therapy studies

CC BY 4.0 supports clinical training, public health education, and policy translation. The editorial office can help resolve licensing questions at [email protected].

Confirm permissions early to avoid production delays.

• Confirm all authors agree to CC BY terms
• Obtain permissions for third party figures
• Provide attribution for adapted materials
• Confirm consent for identifiable images
• Disclose funding requirements affecting licensing
• List trademarks or proprietary tools used
• Document copyright ownership for datasets
• Provide license statements for assessment tools
• State preprint status and citation details
• Describe any embargo restrictions
• Confirm patient data sharing permissions
• Provide acknowledgments for shared resources
• Include permissions for therapy manuals if reused
• Note copyright for translated materials
• Provide documentation for reproduced tables
• Clarify rights for supplemental materials
• Report licensing for code or software
• Include image source details for clinical figures
• Describe permissions for audio or video materials
• State reuse limitations for proprietary scales

Address these details to prevent licensing delays.

• Include attribution statements for reuse
• Document permissions for therapy manuals
• Clarify reuse of diagnostic tools
• Confirm patient consent for case material
• Provide documentation for translated content
• Report licensing for questionnaires used
• Include statements for third party software
• Clarify copyright ownership for supplements
• Provide acknowledgment for dataset creators
• State limitations for commercial reuse if any

Complete, well structured submissions move through review more efficiently and reduce follow up questions.

Use clear attribution statements for any reused materials.

• Cite original sources for adapted figures
• Acknowledge licensed assessment tools
• Provide credit lines for reproduced tables
• Document permissions for therapy protocols
• Include attribution for datasets or code
• Clarify reuse rights for supplemental files
• State whether images are original or adapted
• Provide permission letters upon request
• Confirm patient consent for identifiable content
• Include acknowledgments for collaborators

These small checks help keep manuscripts and communications consistent.

• Keep terminology consistent across sections
• Confirm that tables match reported results
• Use clear headings that guide reviewers
• Provide concise summaries of key findings
• Check that ethics statements are visible
• Align figures with outcome descriptions
• Include clinical implications in discussion
• Verify that all links are current

Quality checks reduce revision cycles and accelerate review.

• Use plain language for complex findings
• Avoid unnecessary jargon or acronyms
• Ensure methods are described in sequence
• Clarify participant flow and attrition
• Report baseline characteristics clearly
• State limitations and generalizability
• Include acknowledgments where needed
• Double check citation formatting

Clear scope alignment improves editorial screening outcomes.

• Confirm scope alignment before submission
• Summarize key takeaways for clinicians
• Highlight novelty in the cover letter
• Provide complete author contact details
• Indicate any supplemental material
• Note any clinical trial registrations
• Share funding statements explicitly
• Check spelling of assessment instruments