Author Rights and Reuse Policy

Authors retain copyright to their work, which is published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, allowing unrestricted reuse, distribution, and adaptation in any medium, provided proper attribution to the authors and the journal is given. 

Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, which ensures broad dissemination while protecting author attribution in accordance with international open access standards.

Author Rights

Authors have the right to:

  • retain ownership of copyright without transfer to the publisher;

  • reuse, reproduce, adapt, and distribute their published work, in whole or in part, for any lawful purpose, including commercial use;

  • deposit the final published version of the article in institutional, national, or subject repositories without embargo;

  • share the article on personal or institutional websites, academic networks, and teaching platforms;

  • reuse content in future works (e.g., books, chapters, lectures), provided proper attribution to the original publication is given.

Reuse by Third Parties

Under the CC BY 4.0 license, third parties may reuse published content for any purpose, including commercial reuse, provided that:

  • appropriate credit is given to the author(s);

  • the original source (SCIENCE – International Journal) is clearly cited;

  • a link to the CC BY 4.0 license is provided;

  • any modifications are clearly indicated.

Attribution Requirement

All reuse must include full attribution, consisting of:

  • author name(s);

  • article title;

  • journal title;

  • publication year;

  • license reference (CC BY 4.0).

Third-Party Material

Reuse rights under CC BY 4.0 apply only to content for which the authors hold copyright. Any third-party material included in an article is subject to the licensing terms specified by the respective rights holder and must be clearly identified.

Final Statement

This policy ensures that authors maintain control over their work while enabling unrestricted dissemination, reuse, and long-term accessibility of scholarly research in line with international open access principles.