Copyrights Policy

Copyright Policy

The MISJ-International Journal of Medical Research and Allied Sciences (MISJ-IJMRAAS), published by Malwa International Scientific Journals (MISJ), respects the intellectual property rights of authors and is committed to the ethical, transparent, and lawful dissemination of scholarly research.

1. Author Rights

Authors retain full copyright ownership of their published work.

Upon acceptance and publication, authors grant MISJ-IJMRAAS a non-exclusive right to:

  • publish,

  • reproduce,

  • distribute,

  • archive,

  • preserve, and

  • disseminate the article

in electronic, print, and digital formats as part of the scholarly record.

Authors retain the right to:

  • reuse their work in future publications;

  • use their published articles for educational, academic, and research purposes;

  • deposit published versions in institutional or subject repositories;

  • share their articles through personal, institutional, or professional platforms; and

  • otherwise reuse their work in accordance with the applicable Creative Commons license.

Appropriate acknowledgment and citation of the original publication in MISJ-IJMRAAS should be provided when the published work is reused.

Authors do not transfer exclusive copyright ownership or exclusive publishing rights to the journal.

2. Licensing Policy

All articles published in MISJ-IJMRAAS are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

Under this license, users are permitted to:

  • copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format;

  • remix, transform, and build upon the material; and

  • use the material for lawful purposes, including commercial and non-commercial purposes.

Reuse is permitted provided that:

  • appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and source;

  • a link to the applicable license is provided; and

  • any modifications made to the original material are clearly indicated.

License URL:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

3. Publisher Rights

MISJ-IJMRAAS retains the non-exclusive right to publish, archive, index, preserve, reproduce, and distribute published articles through:

  • the journal website and publishing platform;

  • indexing and abstracting services;

  • digital and institutional repositories; and

  • appropriate scholarly and digital preservation systems.

The publisher may include published content in relevant databases, archives, repositories, and preservation services to support long-term accessibility, discoverability, and integrity of the scholarly record.

These publisher rights do not restrict the rights granted to authors and users under the CC BY 4.0 license.

4. Copyright Infringement and Permissions

Authors are responsible for obtaining appropriate permission to reproduce copyrighted third-party material, including figures, tables, images, substantial excerpts, or previously published content, where such permission is required.

Third-party material may be subject to separate copyright or licensing terms and may not automatically be covered by the CC BY 4.0 license. Where applicable, such material should be appropriately identified.

Any suspected copyright infringement, unauthorized reproduction, or misuse of published material should be reported to the editorial office for investigation.

The journal may take appropriate editorial action and, where necessary, pursue appropriate legal remedies in cases of verified copyright infringement.

Final Statement

The copyright and licensing policies of MISJ-IJMRAAS are intended to protect author rights, support open-access scholarly communication, ensure appropriate attribution, and promote the lawful and responsible dissemination and reuse of scientific knowledge.

Authors retain copyright of their work, while the journal receives the non-exclusive rights necessary for publication, distribution, preservation, and dissemination. All published articles are made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).