How copyright and licensing works for articles published in journals hosted by Scholarly Common.
Authors publishing in journals hosted by Scholarly Common typically retain copyright of their work while granting the journal a license to publish and distribute the article.
Many journals encourage the use of open licenses provided by Creative Commons, which allow the scholarly work to be shared and reused with appropriate attribution.
Specific licensing terms are indicated on the respective journal websites. Authors are encouraged to review the copyright policy of the specific journal before submission.
The most permissive license. Others can distribute, remix, and build upon the work, provided appropriate credit is given.
Allows sharing and adaptation for non-commercial purposes with attribution to the original authors.
Allows redistribution for any purpose provided the work is unchanged and credit is given.
The most restrictive CC license — allows downloading and sharing with attribution but no modifications or commercial use.