Copyright

The Center for Science Innovation uses copyright to protect the content published in its journals. A copyright is a legal right that protects certain types of original creative works, including academic articles. A copyright allows the creator of a work to decide whether it is permissible for others to use, publish, distribute, or develop his or her work and under what conditions. Understanding the right of a copyright holder is important for open access publishing.

Articles published by The Center for Science Innovation are licensed under a CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License). This ensures that an author retains the right to be credited and cited as the author of the work, and it also gives individuals and institutions the right to distribute, adapt, and develop the work.