Copyright and Licensing

Copyright Policy

Authors who publish in Biocentra: Journal of Medical and Health Sciences retain the copyright to their published work. By submitting and publishing a manuscript, authors grant the journal the non-exclusive right to publish, reproduce, distribute, archive, and make the article permanently available as part of the journal's official scholarly record.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that all materials included in their manuscripts—including figures, tables, images, datasets, and supplementary files—do not infringe upon the copyright or intellectual property rights of any third party.

Licensing

All articles published in Biocentra are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) License. This license permits anyone to:

  • Read, download, copy, and share published articles.
  • Adapt, remix, transform, and build upon the published work.
  • Redistribute the material in any medium or format.
  • Use the work for educational, research, or commercial purposes, provided the license conditions are fulfilled.

License Conditions

Users of published articles must:

  • Provide appropriate credit to the original author(s).
  • Cite the original publication in Biocentra.
  • Provide a link to the applicable Creative Commons license.
  • Clearly indicate whether modifications have been made.
  • Distribute derivative works under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

Author Rights

Authors retain the right to reuse, reproduce, distribute, archive, and share their published articles for educational, research, institutional, and professional purposes, provided that the original publication in Biocentra is properly acknowledged.

Third-Party Materials

When a manuscript contains copyrighted material owned by third parties, authors must obtain the necessary written permissions before submission and provide appropriate acknowledgements within the manuscript.

Repository and Self-Archiving

Authors are encouraged to deposit the published Version of Record in institutional repositories, personal websites, academic social networking platforms, and other recognized repositories. Full bibliographic information together with a link to the official journal publication should always be included.

Copyright Notice

By submitting a manuscript to Biocentra: Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, authors confirm that they hold the copyright to the submitted work or have obtained all necessary permissions for materials owned by third parties. Upon publication, copyright remains with the author(s), while the article is published under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) License, ensuring broad dissemination and lawful reuse of scholarly work.