Copyright & Licensing
Clear, author-friendly licensing for maximum informatics knowledge dissemination.
Open Access Under CC BY 4.0
JMID publishes all articles under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International, ensuring your research is immediately accessible worldwide.
Open access licensing removes barriers to informatics knowledge, allowing researchers, clinicians, healthcare IT professionals, and policymakers 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.
JMID operates on an author-retains-copyright model. Upon acceptance, authors grant Open Access Pub a non-exclusive license to publish.
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
For research involving custom software, we recommend dual licensing:
Recommendation: Article text under CC BY 4.0, while associated code is licensed under an OSI-approved open source license (MIT, Apache 2.0, or GPL) appropriate for your project.
JMID supports preprint posting. Authors may post manuscripts to recognized preprint servers (arXiv, medRxiv, bioRxiv) 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.
