Policies

Plagiarism, Copyright and Open Access Policy

Original work, authors' rights and barrier-free reading.

Official policy. Adopted text confirmed by the journal editor.

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Purpose and scope

This policy applies to all submissions to JHSS and JERS. It complements Open Access Policy and Copyright & Licensing.

Plagiarism and originality

All manuscripts are screened for plagiarism.
Work containing unattributed copying or unethical paraphrase is rejected — or, if discovered after publication, corrected or retracted with a transparent notice.
Authors cite all sources and obtain permissions where needed.

Copyright and licensing

Authors retain copyright.
Authors grant the journal a non-exclusive right to publish, reproduce and distribute the article.
Published articles appear under a Creative Commons licence (CC BY or CC BY-NC) as specified at publication.

Open access

All published content is freely accessible worldwide immediately on publication, with no submission or publication fees. Any future fee change would be announced well in advance and never applied retrospectively.

Policy status

Status: Official policy. Reviewed and authorised for publication by the journal editor. No approval date, registration status, ISSN or accreditation is claimed beyond what is stated here.