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Copyright Policy

Authors who publish with the Eastern Journal of Library and Information Science (EJLIS) agree to the following copyright terms:

  • Retention of Copyright: Authors retain full copyright and publishing rights to their published work without restrictions.
  • First Publication Rights: Authors grant EJLIS a non-exclusive license to publish, archive, and distribute the work as the original publisher.
  • Re-use Rights: Authors permit any third party to freely access, read, download, share, and build upon the work, provided proper attribution and original citation details are maintained under the journal's licensing terms.
  • Self-Archiving: Authors are permitted and encouraged to deposit all versions of their article (Preprint, Author's Accepted Manuscript, or Publisher's Version/PDF) in institutional or thematic repositories without any embargo period.

Licensing Terms

All articles published in EJLIS are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).

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This license grants readers, researchers, and the public permission to:

✅ Share — Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format

✅ Adapt — Remix, transform, and build upon the material

The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as users follow the required conditions:

🔹Attribution: Proper credit must be given to the original author(s) and EJLIS as the original publisher, accompanied by a link to the CC license and an indication if any modifications were made.

🔹Non-Commercial: The material and any derivative works may not be used for commercial purposes.

🔹ShareAlike: If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.

For full legal code and licensing details, visit: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/