Licensing Policy

The Cosmic Journal of Social Sciences (CJSS) is an open access journal, meaning that all articles are freely available to read and download by anyone. This is made possible by the journal's use of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).

Under the CC BY license, authors retain copyright of their work and grant others the right to copy, distribute, adapt, and build upon it, as long as they give the appropriate credit and indicate whether any changes were made. This license is compatible with most funding bodies' open access policies.

Authors who publish in CJSS are required to sign a copyright transfer agreement, which assigns the copyright of their article to the journal. However, authors retain the right to reuse their article in other publications, as long as they cite the original publication in CJSS.

The CJSS licensing policy is intended to promote the dissemination and reuse of scholarly research. The journal encourages authors to make their articles as accessible as possible to the widest possible audience.

Here is a summary of the key points of the CJSS licensing policy:

• All articles published in CJSS are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).
• Under the CC BY license, authors retain copyright of their work and grant others the right to copy, distribute, adapt, and build upon it, as long as they give the appropriate credit and indicate whether any changes were made.
• Authors who publish in CJSS are required to sign a copyright transfer agreement, which assigns the copyright of their article to the journal. However, authors retain the right to reuse their article in other publications, as long as they cite the original publication in CJSS.

Examples of how the CJSS licensing policy can be used:

• A researcher can read and download a CJSS article for free, and then use it in their own research or teaching.
• A journalist can cite a CJSS article in a news story, and even quote from it directly, as long as they give the appropriate credit.
• A publisher can republish a CJSS article in a book or journal, as long as they obtain permission from the journal and the author.

The CJSS licensing policy is designed to make scholarly research as accessible and reusable as possible. The journal encourages authors to publish their work in CJSS so that it can be shared with the widest possible audience.