Copyright & License

At SMSRJ, we respect authors' intellectual property and promote the ethical sharing of knowledge. All authors retain the copyright of their work while granting the journal the right to publish and distribute their article.

1. Ownership
   Authors retain full copyright over their submitted works, with SMSRJ granted a non-exclusive license to publish the article. Authors are free to reuse and distribute their work in any future publications, provided proper acknowledgment is given to the journal.

2. Creative Commons License
   Articles published in SMSRJ are released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This allows others to share, copy, and adapt the work, including for commercial purposes, as long as proper attribution is provided.

3. Reuse and Redistribution
   Authors and readers can freely share published articles, provided they adhere to the terms of the CC BY license. This ensures that the intellectual property of the author is acknowledged while enabling the work to be shared and adapted.

4. Third-party Reuse
   Any reuse of published content by third parties must comply with the Creative Commons license. This includes proper attribution to both the author(s) and SMSRJ.