Copyright and Licensing

Copyright

Authors who publish their articles in Journal of Religious, Social and Cultural retain the copyright of their work. By submitting and publishing an article in this journal, authors grant the journal the right of first publication.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that their submitted manuscripts are original, do not infringe upon the copyright or other rights of third parties, and have obtained the necessary permissions for any copyrighted materials included in their articles.

The journal acknowledges and respects the intellectual property rights of authors and other copyright holders. Authors may distribute, archive, and reuse their published work in accordance with the terms of the applicable Creative Commons license, provided that proper acknowledgment of the original publication in this journal is maintained.

Licensing

Journal of Religious, Social and Cultural applies the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0) to its published articles.

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• Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.

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Author Rights

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Authors may share their published articles on personal websites, institutional repositories, academic networking platforms, and other appropriate channels, provided that the original publication in Journal of Religious, Social and Cultural is properly acknowledged.

Open Access Policy

Journal of Religious, Social and Cultural supports open access to scholarly research to encourage the dissemination of knowledge and facilitate academic communication. Published articles are made available to readers without subscription fees, subject to the journal's applicable publication policies and licensing terms.

Readers may access, download, copy, distribute, print, and link to the full texts of published articles in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons license.

Third-Party Materials

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Licensing Statement

By submitting a manuscript to Journal of Religious, Social and Cultural, authors acknowledge that they retain copyright of their work and agree to grant the journal the right of first publication under the licensing terms specified in this policy.