The Journal of Emerging Clinical & Health Sciences (JECHS) is committed to promoting the widest possible dissemination of scientific knowledge while ensuring that authors retain appropriate rights over their scholarly work. As an open-access journal, JECHS supports the principles of accessibility, transparency, and responsible knowledge sharing through a clearly defined copyright and licensing framework.
Copyright Ownership
Authors retain full copyright of their published work.
Submission to JECHS and subsequent acceptance for publication does not transfer copyright ownership to the journal, publisher, editors, or any third party.
Upon publication, authors grant JECHS a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual license to:
- Publish and distribute the article
- Archive and preserve the published version
- Index and disseminate the article through databases and repositories
- Display and promote the article through the journal website and associated platforms
- Maintain the scholarly record of the published work
Authors remain free to use, distribute, reproduce, and share their work in accordance with the terms of the applicable publication license.
Open Access License
All articles published in JECHS are made available under the:
Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Under this license, users are permitted to:
- Read, download, and access articles free of charge
- Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
- Share articles with colleagues, institutions, and students
- Adapt, remix, transform, and build upon the material
- Use the content for educational, research, and other non-commercial purposes
Provided that:
- Appropriate credit is given to the original author(s)
- Appropriate credit is given to the Journal of Emerging Clinical & Health Sciences (JECHS)
- A link to the license is provided
- Any modifications made to the original work are clearly indicated
- The use is non-commercial in nature
Author Rights
Authors retain the right to:
- Reuse their published work in future publications
- Deposit the published version in institutional repositories
- Share articles through personal websites and academic platforms
- Use the article for teaching, educational, and research purposes
- Present and distribute the work at conferences and professional meetings
- Include the work within theses, dissertations, books, or collected works
Provided that appropriate citation to the original publication in JECHS is included.
Third-Party Material
Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce any copyrighted material included within their manuscripts.
Examples include:
- Figures
- Tables
- Images
- Photographs
- Illustrations
- Large excerpts of copyrighted text
Authors must ensure that all necessary permissions have been secured prior to submission.
Where third-party material is not covered by the article's Creative Commons license, this must be clearly indicated within the publication.
Commercial Use
The CC BY-NC 4.0 license permits reuse only for non-commercial purposes.
Commercial use of published content may require additional permission from the copyright holder(s) and must comply with the terms of the Creative Commons license.
Examples of commercial use may include:
- Commercial publishing
- Corporate marketing materials
- Commercial training products
- Products or services offered for financial gain
Users seeking commercial reuse should obtain the appropriate permissions before proceeding.
Repository and Archiving Policy
JECHS encourages the dissemination and preservation of scholarly research.
Authors may deposit:
- Accepted manuscripts
- Published articles
- Final Version of Record
In:
- Institutional repositories
- Government repositories
- Research organization archives
- Personal websites
- Academic networking platforms
- Non-commercial scholarly databases
Provided that the original publication in JECHS is properly acknowledged.
Attribution Requirements
When reusing or sharing content published in JECHS, users should provide:
- Author name(s)
- Article title
- Journal name
- Volume, issue, and page information where applicable
- DOI or permanent article link
- Reference to the applicable Creative Commons license
Proper attribution ensures the integrity and traceability of the scholarly record.
Long-Term Preservation
JECHS is committed to the permanent preservation and accessibility of published scholarly content.
Published articles are maintained through:
- DOI registration and management
- Digital archiving systems
- Journal website preservation
- Metadata indexing services
- Long-term electronic preservation strategies
Policy Review
The Editorial Board reserves the right to update this Copyright and License Policy in response to developments in scholarly publishing, open-access standards, legal requirements, and international best practices.
Any modifications will be published on the official JECHS website and become effective upon publication.
Through this policy, the Journal of Emerging Clinical & Health Sciences (JECHS) seeks to promote responsible knowledge sharing, protect author rights, support open scientific communication, and maximize the global impact of scholarly research.