Creative Commons License Policy

Open Access and Creative Commons Licensing (CC BY)

The Journal of Pharmacovigilance and Drug Research (JPADR) is committed to promoting unrestricted access to scientific knowledge and supporting the global dissemination of high-quality scholarly research.

As an open-access journal, all articles published in JPADR are freely available online immediately upon publication without subscription fees or access restrictions.

To ensure broad accessibility, transparency, and reusability of published research, all articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).

1. Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY)

All content published in JPADR is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).

This license permits anyone to:

  • Read and download published articles free of charge.
  • Copy and redistribute material in any medium or format.
  • Share articles with colleagues, institutions, and researchers worldwide.
  • Adapt, remix, transform, and build upon the published work.
  • Translate articles into other languages.
  • Reuse figures, tables, and illustrations.
  • Use content for both commercial and non-commercial purposes.

The only requirement is that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the source publication.

2. What Users May Do Under CC BY

Under the Creative Commons Attribution License, users are granted broad rights to access, share, and reuse published content provided that appropriate attribution is given.

Users may:

  • Read articles online.
  • Download articles.
  • Print articles.
  • Share articles with others.
  • Reproduce published content.
  • Adapt or modify published content.
  • Translate published content into other languages.
  • Reuse figures and tables with appropriate attribution.
  • Reuse content for commercial purposes, provided proper attribution is maintained.

3. User Responsibilities

Individuals reusing content published in JPADR must comply with the requirements of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).

Users are required to:

  • Provide appropriate credit to the original author(s).
  • Cite the Journal of Pharmacovigilance and Drug Research as the original source of publication.
  • Include a reference to the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).
  • Clearly indicate whether any modifications or changes have been made to the original work.
  • Avoid implying endorsement by the original authors or the journal.

4. Author Rights

Authors publishing in JPADR retain full copyright ownership of their scholarly work.

Authors have the right to:

  • Share and distribute their published articles.
  • Deposit published articles in institutional and subject-specific repositories.
  • Archive published versions on personal or institutional websites.
  • Use their published work for teaching, research, and other academic purposes.
  • Include published content in future scholarly publications, provided appropriate citation is given.

Authors grant JPADR a non-exclusive right to publish, distribute, index, archive, preserve, and make the article publicly available as part of the scholarly record.

5. Copyright Statement

© Author(s).

All articles published in JPADR remain the copyright of the respective author(s).

Published articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, adaptation, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited.

6. Archiving and Repository Rights

JPADR encourages authors to maximize the visibility and accessibility of their published research through responsible archiving and repository deposition.

Authors are encouraged to deposit their published articles in:

  • Institutional repositories.
  • Subject-specific repositories.
  • University archives.
  • Personal websites.
  • Research networking platforms.
  • Government and funding agency repositories.

Whenever a published article is deposited in a repository or shared through another platform, appropriate citation to the original publication in the Journal of Pharmacovigilance and Drug Research (JPADR) should be included.

7. Third-Party Content

Authors are responsible for obtaining all necessary permissions for any third-party material included in their manuscripts that is not covered under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).

Examples of third-party material include:

  • Previously published figures.
  • Copyrighted tables.
  • Proprietary images.
  • Licensed datasets.
  • Commercial illustrations.

Such materials should be clearly identified within the published article, and appropriate acknowledgements or copyright notices should be included where required.

8. Benefits of Open Access Publishing

Publishing articles under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) provides significant advantages for authors, readers, institutions, and the global research community.

Open access publishing promotes:

  • Greater visibility of scholarly research.
  • Increased citation potential.
  • Global accessibility without subscription barriers.
  • Faster dissemination of scientific knowledge.
  • Academic and interdisciplinary collaboration.
  • Educational reuse and innovation.
  • Transparency and reproducibility in research.

9. Compliance with International Open Access Standards

JPADR's Creative Commons licensing framework supports compliance with internationally recognized open access standards and best practices.

The journal's licensing policy aligns with:

  • Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) requirements.
  • Scopus evaluation criteria.
  • Web of Science indexing expectations.
  • International Open Access publishing principles.
  • Research funder open access mandates.
  • Institutional repository policies.

By adopting the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY), JPADR supports responsible scholarly communication while promoting unrestricted access to scientific knowledge.

10. Recommended License Statement

The following statement should accompany articles published in JPADR to clearly communicate the applicable licensing terms.

This is an open-access publication distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, adaptation, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are properly credited.

For more information about the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY), please visit:

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

References

  1. Creative Commons. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License.
  2. Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing.
  3. Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Core Practices for Scholarly Publishing.
  4. International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals.
  5. World Association of Medical Editors (WAME). Recommendations on Editorial Policy and Open Access Publishing.

Policy Review

This policy is reviewed periodically by the Editorial Board to ensure alignment with international publication ethics, scholarly publishing standards, and current best practices.

The latest version of this policy is available on the official JPADR website.