Licensing Framework & Fair Use
Copyright protects authors from intellectual theft, unauthorized modification, and improper attribution. All research articles published in journals under RAME Publishers are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This licensing paradigm permits unrestricted sharing, adaptation, copying, and redistribution in any medium or format, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original creator and publisher.
- Self-Archiving & Personal Use: Authors may freely archive, distribute, and post their accepted and published PDFs on personal websites, institutional repositories, and preprint archives without seeking special permissions.
- Mandatory Attribution: Any subsequent re-use, digital posting, or derivative distribution must clearly display complete bibliographic citations, a link to the original CC BY license, and the persistent Crossref DOI.
- Institutional & Commercial Reprints: Bulk physical reproduction, volume reprinting, or educational course-pack assembly beyond standard academic fair use requires formal notification to the publisher and attribution of the original publication venue.
Open Access Permissions Matrix
The table below provides a concise breakdown of granted permissions and re-use rights under our standard CC BY 4.0 open access license:
| License Model | Read & Download | Redistribute | Translate | Text & Data Mining | Reuse Portions | Commercial Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CC BY 4.0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Copyright Transfer & Publishing Agreement
Upon formal acceptance of a manuscript, the corresponding author must sign a Copyright Transfer & Publishing Agreement on behalf of all co-authors. Through this agreement:
- Authors confirm that the paper is original, has not been published previously, and contains no defamatory, infringing, or plagiarized material.
- Authors guarantee that all listed co-authors have reviewed and approved the paper and consent to open access dissemination under CC BY 4.0.
- RAME Publishers is designated as the sole authorized publisher to defend the published article against unauthorized third-party copyright claims or predatory piracy.