Journal Policy
Copyright and Open Access Policy
Journal of Biological and Sustainability Sciences
Open Access Statement
The Journal of Biological and Sustainability Sciences is an open-access journal. All published articles are made freely available to readers immediately after publication without subscription barriers.
The journal supports broad dissemination, accessibility, discoverability, and responsible reuse of scholarly research. Readers may access published articles online and use them in accordance with the applicable license and proper attribution requirements.
Open access publication helps authors increase the visibility, reach, and impact of their research while supporting global scientific communication.
License for Published Articles
Unless otherwise stated, articles published in JBSS are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License commonly known as CC BY 4.0.
This license allows others to share and adapt the published work, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original authors and the journal, a link to the license is provided where possible, and any changes are indicated.
The license information should be displayed clearly on the article webpage, article PDF, and article metadata where applicable.
Recommended License Notice
This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited.
Open Access Principles
- All published articles are made freely available online immediately after publication.
- Readers may access, read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and link to the full text of published articles in accordance with the applicable license.
- The journal supports the widest possible dissemination of scholarly research while maintaining proper attribution to authors and the journal.
- Authors are encouraged to share their published work through institutional repositories, personal websites, academic networks, and scholarly profiles.
Author Copyright and Rights
- Authors retain copyright of their published articles.
- Authors grant the journal the right of first publication and the right to publish, archive, index, and disseminate the article.
- Authors may reuse their published work in future books, theses, lectures, presentations, institutional reports, and educational materials with proper citation.
- Authors may share the published version of record, provided that the original publication in the journal is clearly acknowledged.
Rights Granted to the Journal
By submitting and publishing a manuscript in JBSS, authors grant the journal and BIOSUSS Publishing the right to publish, display, reproduce, distribute, archive, index, preserve, and disseminate the article in print, digital, online, metadata, database, and repository formats.
These rights allow the journal to ensure long-term availability, discoverability, indexing, and preservation of published scholarly content.
Reuse and Attribution Requirements
Published articles may be reused according to the applicable license. Users must follow proper attribution and responsible reuse requirements.
- Users must give appropriate credit to the authors and the journal.
- Users must provide a link to the article and license information where possible.
- Users must indicate if changes were made.
- Reuse must not misrepresent the authors, the journal, or the original scientific findings.
- Figures, tables, datasets, and supplementary materials may be reused according to the article license unless a separate credit line states otherwise.
Archiving and Repository Policy
JBSS supports responsible archiving and sharing of published scholarly work.
- Authors may deposit the published version of record in institutional repositories.
- Authors may deposit the published version on personal academic websites.
- Authors may share the article through academic platforms, research networks, and scholarly communication channels.
- The journal may archive published content in digital repositories, indexing services, preservation systems, and publisher-controlled archives.
Third-Party Material
Authors must ensure that all third-party material included in their manuscript is used lawfully and with appropriate acknowledgement.
- Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce third-party materials where permission is required.
- Third-party figures, tables, photographs, maps, questionnaires, datasets, or other copyrighted materials must include appropriate credit lines.
- If third-party material is not covered by the article license, users must obtain permission directly from the copyright holder before reuse.
Article Processing Charges
Any article processing charges, publication fees, waiver policy, or fee exemptions should be clearly displayed on the journal website before manuscript submission.
Publication fees, where applicable, do not influence editorial decisions. Acceptance decisions are based on scientific quality, originality, ethical compliance, peer review, and editorial judgment.
Commercial and Non-Commercial Use
Reuse of published articles should follow the terms of the applicable license. When a published work is licensed under CC BY 4.0, both commercial and non-commercial reuse may be permitted provided that proper attribution is given and license terms are followed.
Users are responsible for checking whether any third-party material within an article has separate reuse restrictions.
Copyright Infringement Concerns
Concerns regarding copyright infringement, unauthorized reuse, improper attribution, or third-party rights may be reported to the editorial office.
The journal may investigate reported concerns and take appropriate action, including correction, removal of infringing material, updating credit lines, or issuing notices where necessary.
Contact for Copyright Matters
Questions about copyright, licensing, open access, permissions, reuse, or repository deposit may be directed to the editorial office.