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Copyright and Licensing for JPCS Authors

JPCS follows an open access publication model that protects author ownership while enabling broad legal reuse of published work under clearly defined licensing terms. This page explains the rights retained by authors, rights granted to readers, and responsibilities for third party material, permissions, and attribution. Understanding these terms before submission prevents publication delays and ensures legal clarity for institutions and funding bodies.

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Open licensing at JPCS is designed to maximize research use while preserving proper attribution and integrity protections.

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Authors retain copyright in their published work. By publishing with JPCS, authors grant the journal rights to publish, distribute, and preserve the article as part of the scholarly record. Authors may share and reuse their own work in teaching files, institutional repositories, grant documentation, and professional profiles, provided source attribution is maintained.

Author retained ownership helps clinicians and care researchers reuse their own outputs across education, implementation programs, policy briefs, and multidisciplinary collaboration channels.

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Readers may access and reuse licensed content according to the article's open license terms. Reuse generally includes reading, downloading, distributing, and citing the work when attribution standards are respected and legal license conditions are met.

Open licensing supports rapid knowledge transfer across hospitals, health systems, and service quality networks that rely on practical evidence without subscription barriers.

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Following these safeguards helps avoid rights related corrections during production and post publication.

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Complete copyright and licensing forms promptly after acceptance to avoid publication scheduling delays.

When in doubt, request permissions early. Last minute rights checks are one of the most common causes of production delay in healthcare journals.

Reuse Scenarios and Attribution Practice

Most reuse issues can be avoided when authors and institutions apply consistent attribution and licensing checks before redistribution.

Teaching and Training Use

Articles may be incorporated into educational materials with proper citation and license acknowledgment.

Institutional Repository Posting

Authors may share published outputs in approved repositories while preserving citation links and source context.

Policy Brief Reuse

When adapting findings for policy summaries, include clear source attribution and do not remove methodological limitations.

Commercial Reuse Caution

Third parties should verify license terms carefully before commercial adaptation to avoid rights disputes and correction actions.

Institutional Use and Redistribution Controls

Hospitals, universities, and training programs may redistribute licensed JPCS content for teaching, policy review, and professional development with full attribution and license preservation. When adapting figures or tables for local documentation, verify that third party components inside the article are separately cleared for reuse. If any element has restricted rights, use citation only and avoid direct reuse until permission is confirmed.

Rights reminder: when in doubt about reuse permissions, obtain written confirmation before submission. Preventive clearance is faster than post acceptance legal correction.

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For policy related pages, JPCS recommends documenting decisions and responsibilities in a traceable way. Clear ownership, version control, and documented communication improve legal and editorial reliability. Where uncertainty exists, contact the editorial office before submission rather than resolving compliance questions late in production. Early clarification protects timeline, reduces correction risk, and improves trust for institutions that rely on documented policy alignment.

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