Copyright Policy
AL-AMĪN (FAIṢALĀBĀD)
Copyright Policy
Author Retention CC BY 4.0 Open Access Self-Archiving
Copyright and Publishing Principles
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Al-Amīn (Faiṣalābād) follows transparent and ethical scholarly publishing practices in accordance with internationally recognized open access standards, including those of the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA) .
1. Author Copyright and Publishing Rights
Authors retain full copyright of their published articles. No copyright is transferred to the journal or publisher.
By publishing in Al-Amīn, authors grant a non-exclusive licence to the journal and The University of Faisalabad to publish, distribute, archive, and promote the article in all formats and media.
All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
2. Creative Commons Licence
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
CC BY 4.0
All articles published in Al-Amīn are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
This license permits unrestricted use, sharing, adaptation, distribution, and reproduction in any medium or format, provided appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the source.
Under this licence, all content is freely accessible to users and their institutions without charge. Users are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and link to the full text of articles, as well as use them for any lawful purpose, without requiring prior permission from the publisher or the authors.
This policy is consistent with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition of open access.
License details: Creative Commons BY 4.0
3. Self-Archiving Policy
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Deposit
Authors may deposit the published version of their articles.
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Share
Authors may share their articles on permitted platforms.
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Archive
Authors may archive articles in institutional repositories and personal websites.
Proper citation to the original publication in Al-Amīn must be included whenever the article is deposited, shared, or archived.
4. Third-Party Copyright Material
Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to use any copyrighted material, including figures, tables, images, or extensive text excerpts from third-party sources.
Appropriate acknowledgement and citation must be provided where necessary, and authors should ensure that all third-party material is used in accordance with applicable copyright requirements.
5. Open Access Statement
Al-Amīn provides immediate open access to all published content to support the global exchange of scholarly knowledge, educational advancement, and research dissemination without financial, legal, or technical barriers.
Our Copyright Commitment
Al-Amīn (Faiṣalābād) respects authors' copyright ownership while supporting responsible publishing, open access, lawful reuse, proper attribution, and the widest possible dissemination of scholarly research.
