COPYRIGHT POLICY

COPYRIGHT POLICY

Copyright Policy

The Link Medical Journal of Health and Community Research (LMJHCR) respects and protects authors’ intellectual property rights. All authors publishing in LMJHCR retain full ownership of their work.

  1. Author Copyright Ownership

Authors retain 100% copyright of their articles.

Upon acceptance, authors grant the journal a non-exclusive right to publish, archive, and disseminate the work.

This means:

  • The author remains the legal copyright holder
  • The author may reuse their article in any future work
  • The journal only holds the right to publish the work online and keep it accessible permanently

LMJHCR does not require authors to transfer copyright.

  1. Licence for Publication

All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

Under this licence:

  • Anyone may share, copy, redistribute, adapt, or build upon the work
  • Commercial use is allowed
  • Proper citation to the original author(s) is mandatory
  1. Author Rights After Publication

Authors may:

  • Deposit preprint, postprint, or published PDF in institutional or subject repositories
  • Use their article in books, theses, dissertations, or teaching materials
  • Share the article freely on social media, personal websites, or ResearchGate
  • Present the article at conferences or professional meetings

No additional permission is required.

  1. Third-Party Copyright

Authors are responsible for obtaining written permission for any copyrighted third-party material (figures, images, questionnaires, etc.) used in the article.

Such content must include:

  • A credit line
  • The source
  • The licence or permission note
  1. Copyright Notice Display (Required by DOAJ)

Every article page and PDF must include:

© Author(s) year of publication. This work is published by LMJHCR under the CC BY 4.0 licence.

  1. Publisher Responsibilities

LMJHCR ensures:

  • Long-term preservation of published content
  • Proper attribution to authors
  • No alteration of the author’s content without permission

LMJHCR follows COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) standards when handling copyright concerns, misconduct, or retraction cases.

  1. Protection Against Misuse

In cases of plagiarism, unauthorized republication, or website scraping:

  • The journal will issue formal notices
  • May pursue DMCA takedown actions
  • Will inform relevant indexing bodies

The authors’ rights remain fully protected under international copyright law.