Copyright Policy

The Journal of Integrated Social Sciences and Wellbeing (JISSAW) is committed to protecting the intellectual property rights of authors while ensuring the widest possible dissemination of their research.

1. Authors' Rights

  • Copyright Retention: Authors retain full copyright ownership of their work. They are not required to transfer copyright to the journal.
  • License to Publish: Authors grant JISSAW the non-exclusive right of first publication. The work is simultaneously licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

2. User Rights (CC BY 4.0)

Under this license, authors and readers are free to:

  • Share: Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format (e.g., sharing a study on social policy in a university database).
  • Adapt: Remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, including commercial use (e.g., translating a wellbeing intervention guide into another language).
  • Requirement: The user must give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source (JISSAW), and indicate if changes were made.

3. Self-Archiving and Distribution

JISSAW encourages authors to promote their work ("Green Open Access"):

  • Institutional Repositories: Authors may deposit the Version of Record (the final published PDF) in institutional or thematic repositories (e.g., OSF, SSRN, or university archives) immediately upon publication.
  • Preprints: Authors are permitted to post pre-review versions of their manuscript on preprint servers. Upon publication, the preprint record should be updated with a link to the final DOI.
  • Educational Use: Authors may use their article for teaching, conference presentations, or book chapters without needing special permission from the journal, provided the original publication is cited.

4. Third-Party Material

If a manuscript contains content (e.g., images, extensive data tables, or proprietary surveys) that is copyright to a third party, the author is responsible for obtaining written permission for re-use prior to submission.