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International Journal of Management and Business Development (IJMBD)
eISSN: 3087-4084

The International Journal of Management and Business Development (IJMBD) is committed to protecting the intellectual property rights of authors while promoting the responsible, open, and ethical dissemination of scholarly research. This Copyright Statement outlines the rights and responsibilities of authors, readers, and the journal concerning published content.

1. Copyright Ownership

  • Authors retain full copyright of their published work, subject to the terms of the applicable publication agreement.

  • By submitting a manuscript to IJMBD, authors grant the journal a non-exclusive license to publish, reproduce, distribute, archive, and display the work in electronic, digital, and other appropriate formats.

  • This publishing license enables the journal to make accepted and published articles publicly available through its website and associated scholarly platforms.

2. Licensing and Open Access

  • IJMBD publishes articles under an open-access model, allowing readers to access published research freely.

  • Readers may, subject to the applicable license terms:

    • Read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and link to published articles

    • Use published content for academic, educational, and research purposes

    • Share the published work with appropriate attribution

  • Proper attribution to the original author(s) and IJMBD as the journal of publication is required for permitted uses.

  • Any reuse must comply with the terms of the applicable open-access license and must not misrepresent the original work.

3. Author Rights

Authors publishing with IJMBD retain the right to:

  • Reuse their published work in books, theses, dissertations, and subsequent scholarly publications, subject to appropriate acknowledgment of the original publication.

  • Deposit the published version of their article in institutional repositories, personal websites, or recognized academic networks without an embargo, subject to the applicable licensing terms.

  • Use their published work for teaching, academic presentations, conferences, and research purposes.

  • Share their published article with colleagues and the broader academic community in accordance with the applicable open-access license.

  • Retain ownership of their intellectual property while granting IJMBD the necessary publishing rights.

4. Third-Party Content

  • Authors are responsible for obtaining appropriate written permission for copyrighted third-party materials included in their manuscripts, where such permission is required.

  • This may include figures, tables, photographs, datasets, charts, substantial text excerpts, or other copyrighted materials.

  • Proper acknowledgment and citation of third-party sources must be provided.

  • Authors must ensure that the inclusion and publication of third-party material comply with applicable copyright laws and licensing conditions.

  • IJMBD does not assume responsibility for unauthorized use of third-party copyrighted material submitted by authors.

5. Copyright Infringement and Complaints

  • IJMBD takes allegations of copyright infringement seriously and will review credible copyright complaints in a timely manner.

  • Where copyright infringement is established, the journal may take appropriate corrective action, which may include correction, amendment, retraction, restriction of access, or removal of the affected content, depending on the circumstances.

  • Authors and relevant institutions may be contacted where necessary during the investigation.

  • Any action taken will be guided by the nature of the infringement and applicable publishing and legal standards.

6. Publisher Rights

The journal reserves the right to:

  • Identify IJMBD as the original publisher of the published work.

  • Publish, archive, index, preserve, and disseminate accepted articles through appropriate scholarly channels.

  • Promote published articles through the journal website, indexing services, academic databases, and other legitimate scholarly platforms.

  • Make reasonable editorial and formatting changes necessary for publication, provided that such changes do not materially alter the scholarly content of the work.

  • Maintain bibliographic and publication records associated with published articles.

7. Agreement to Terms

By submitting a manuscript to IJMBD, authors confirm that:

  • The submitted work is original and does not knowingly infringe upon the copyright or other intellectual property rights of third parties.

  • They have the necessary authority and rights to submit the manuscript for publication.

  • All required permissions for third-party copyrighted material have been obtained where applicable.

  • All sources, contributions, and previously published materials have been appropriately acknowledged and cited.

  • They have the authority to grant IJMBD the publishing license required for publication.

  • They agree to comply with this Copyright Statement, the journal's Open Access Policy, and other applicable journal policies.

International Journal of Management and Business Development (IJMBD)
eISSN: 3087-4084