Copyright and Licensing

Type of license for the use of copyrighted works

The materials published in the journal are distributed under the terms of an international license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).
This means that users have the right to:
    • read, download, copy, distribute, and reproduce the materials; 
    • adapt, transform, and use them in any way, including for commercial purposes; 
provided that the following are mandatory:
    • attribution; 
    • a link to the source of the publication in the journal; 
    • an indication of any changes (if made). 
Authors retain the copyright to their works and grant the journal a non-exclusive license to publish, distribute, archive, and make them available in open access, including indexing in scientometric databases and repositories.
Authors have the right to:
    • deposit published versions of articles (postprints) in institutional and international repositories; 
    • use the materials in their own scientific, educational, and professional activities, provided they cite the publication in the journal. 
The journal’s editorial board ensures compliance with the license terms but is not liable for any copyright infringements by third parties.