Copyright Policy

Copyright Policy

Sadaa Al-Qalam Journal for Humanities and Applied Sciences

Sadaa Al-Qalam  Journal respects the intellectual property rights of authors and encourages the wide dissemination of research.

1. Authors' Rights:

• Authors retain full copyright of their work published in the journal.

• Authors have the right to share the final published version (post-print) on personal websites or institutional repositories.

• Authors may reuse portions of their research in future personal works, provided the original publication in the journal is cited.

2. Journal Rights:

• Authors grant the journal a non-exclusive, perpetual, and irrevocable license to publish, distribute, and archive the work globally in both print and electronic formats.

• The journal reserves the right to format and edit the articles to meet its publication standards and to include them in global indexing databases.

3. Creative Commons Licensing:

• All articles are published under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license (Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International).

• This license allows others to copy, distribute, and adapt the work for non-commercial purposes, as long as the original author and source are properly credited.

• By submitting a manuscript, authors agree to these licensing terms.

4. Plagiarism & Integrity:

• The journal reserves the right to reject any work found to violate third-party copyrights or contain plagiarism. Authors are solely responsible for ensuring the originality of their submissions.