Rights and licence

Copyright

Author rights and publication permissions for JOTS articles.

Rights and licence

Copyright

Author rights and publication permissions for JOTS articles.

Last reviewed: 25 August 2025

Author copyright

Authors retain copyright in their work while granting the journal the rights needed to publish, identify, preserve, and distribute the version of record.

Licence

Published articles use the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence unless a specific article record states otherwise. Attribution should include author, title, journal, DOI where available, and licence.

Third-party material

Authors are responsible for securing permission for third-party material where required and for identifying any material that cannot be reused under the article licence.

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