Copyright and Licensing

The International Journal of Cutting-Edge Technologies in Science, Engineering and Management (ICETSEM) is an open-access journal committed to the free dissemination of scholarly research. To support openness, transparency, and reuse, all articles published in ICETSEM are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0).

1. Copyright Ownership

  • Copyright of published articles remains with the author(s).
  • Authors grant ICETSEM the right of first publication and the right to publish, archive, and distribute the work in all formats.

2. Licensing Terms (CC BY 4.0): All articles published in ICETSEM are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). Under this license, users are permitted to:

  • Read, download, copy, distribute, and print the article
  • Share and adapt the work for any purpose, including commercial use

Provided that:

  • Proper credit is given to the original author(s)
  • A link to the license is provided
  • Any changes made are clearly indicated

License details: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

3. Author Rights: Authors are free to

  • Share the published version of their article on personal websites, institutional repositories, or other platforms
  • Use the article for teaching, research, and professional purposes
  • Distribute copies of the article without restriction

No prior permission from the publisher is required, provided proper citation is maintained.

4. Reader and Third-Party Rights: Readers and third parties may reuse published content under CC BY 4.0 without seeking permission, subject to proper attribution and acknowledgment of the original publication in ICETSEM.

5. Moral Rights and Responsibility: Authors retain moral rights to their work and are fully responsible for

  • The originality and accuracy of content
  • Proper acknowledgment of sources
  • Compliance with ethical and legal standards

6. Third-Party Content: If an article includes third-party material (e.g., figures, tables, images) not covered by CC BY 4.0, authors must

  • Clearly indicate the licensing status of such material
  • Obtain and provide appropriate permissions where required

7. Archiving and Preservation: ICETSEM supports long-term digital preservation and may archive published content in institutional repositories, indexing services, and digital preservation systems to ensure permanent access.

8. Policy Compliance: This policy complies with the requirements of COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) principles, Open Access best practices, Scopus and DOAJ transparency requirements.