Copyright & Licensing
Clear, author-friendly licensing for maximum clinical knowledge dissemination.
Open Access Under CC BY 4.0
JCCI publishes all articles under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International, ensuring your case reports are immediately accessible worldwide.
Open access licensing removes barriers to clinical knowledge, allowing healthcare professionals, researchers, and students to access, share, and build upon your work without restrictions.
Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, others are free to:
- Share: Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
- Adapt: Remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose
- Commercial Use: Use the material for commercial purposes
The only requirement is proper attribution - users must credit the original authors and provide a link to the license.
JCCI operates on an author-retains-copyright model. Upon acceptance, authors grant Open Access Pub a non-exclusive license to publish. This means:
Authors Can
- Share preprints and published versions
- Use the work in future compilations
- Present at conferences
- Self-archive without embargo
Publisher Rights
- First public distribution
- Inclusion in indexing services
- Apply CC BY 4.0 license
- Permanent archival
If your article contains copyrighted material from others, you must obtain permission and provide proof during submission. Ensure all third-party content is clearly attributed.
Important: If third-party material is under a license incompatible with CC BY 4.0, contact our editorial office before submission.
JCCI supports preprint posting. Authors may post manuscripts to recognized preprint servers prior to submission. Upon publication, update your preprint with a link to the final Version of Record.
For complete legal terms, visit: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Questions About Licensing?
Our editorial team is happy to clarify copyright and usage rights.
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