Copyright and License

  1. Copyright on articles published by TOJAR is retained by the author(s).
  2. By submitting a manuscript, authors grant TOJAR a license to publish the article and identify Verlumun and Penda Publishers as the original publisher.
  3. Authors also grant any third party the right to use the article freely, provided its integrity is maintained, and its original authors, citation details, and publisher are identified.
  4. For authors who cannot hold copyright, minor adjustments to the agreement can be made upon request after acceptance

 

License Agreement

By submitting an article to TOJAR, I certify that:

  1. My co-authors authorise me to enter into these arrangements.
  2. On behalf of myself and my co-authors, I warrant that:
  1. The article is original, has not been previously published in a peer-reviewed journal, is not under consideration elsewhere, and does not infringe on any existing copyright or third-party rights.
  1. I/we are the sole author(s) and have the full authority to enter this agreement.
  2. The article contains nothing unlawful or libellous.
  3. I/we have taken due care to ensure the article's integrity, and to the best of my/our knowledge, all statements are factual, and any formulas will not cause harm if followed.
  4. All co-authors and I agree that if the article is accepted, it will be licensed in accordance with TOJAR's policies.

IMPORTANT: The license agreement applies to all published articles, regardless of whether a form is filled out.

 

Licensing

All articles published by TOJAR are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA). This license allows readers to freely read, download, copy, distribute, print, or link to the full texts for any lawful, noncommercial purpose, provided they give proper attribution.

 

Archiving Policy

TOJAR's archiving policy is as follows:

  1. Self-Archiving: Authors are allowed to archive their own articles on personal or corporate websites and institutional repositories after publication.
  2. Public Archives: Authors may self-archive their articles in public and/or commercial subject-based archives.
  3. Embargo: There is no embargo period. However, the final published source should always be cited, and a link to the article on the journal's website should be provided.
  4. Journal Archiving: All articles are digitally archived on the journal's website and on the PKP Preservation Network (PN), LOCKSS, and CLOCKSS platforms to ensure long-term preservation.