Copyright & Licensing Policy

The International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research – MIYR (IJSSHR-MIYR) is a fully open access journal. All articles are freely accessible online immediately upon publication.

Copyright Ownership

Authors retain full copyright of their published work. Submission to IJSSHR-MIYR does not require transferring copyright to the publisher.

License to the Journal

Authors grant the journal a non-exclusive license to:

  • Publish the article online and in print

  • Reproduce, distribute, and archive the article

  • Assign a DOI and ensure long-term digital preservation

This license does not restrict the authors from sharing or distributing their work elsewhere, including personal websites, institutional repositories, or other platforms.

Open Access and Reuse

All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This allows anyone to:

  • Read, download, copy, distribute, print, and reuse the article in any medium

  • Use the work for any lawful purpose (commercial or non-commercial)

  • Properly cite and attribute the original authors and source

Third-Party Material

If the manuscript contains content for which copyright belongs to third parties (e.g., images, tables, datasets), the authors are responsible for obtaining permission and clearly citing the source.

Ethical Implementation

The Editorial Team and Editorial Board ensure that the journal’s open access and licensing policies are applied ethically, transparently, and in accordance with internationally recognized standards of academic publishing.