The International Journal of Behavioral Social and Movement Sciences (IJOBSMS) is committed to protecting the intellectual property rights of authors while promoting the broad dissemination, accessibility, and preservation of scholarly research.
The journal operates under an Open Access publishing model and supports the free exchange of academic knowledge in accordance with internationally recognized publishing standards.
Authors retain copyright of their published work.
By submitting and publishing in IJOBSMS, authors grant the journal a non-exclusive license to publish, reproduce, distribute, archive, index, and make the article publicly available as part of the scholarly record.
The journal may undertake copyediting, formatting, and production activities necessary for publication while preserving the intellectual content of the work.
All articles published in IJOBSMS are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). Under this license, users may:
The above uses are permitted provided appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the source of publication.
Authors are responsible for ensuring that:
Authors retain the right to:
Where manuscripts contain material owned by third parties, authors are responsible for obtaining all necessary permissions prior to submission. Such material may include:
The journal reserves the right to request evidence of permission where necessary.
IJOBSMS supports the principles of the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI).
All published articles are made freely available online immediately upon publication without subscription fees or access restrictions.
Readers may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and link to the full text of articles in accordance with the applicable license terms.
The journal is committed to the long-term preservation and accessibility of scholarly content. Published articles may be archived through appropriate digital preservation and archiving mechanisms to support continued access to the scholarly record.
Authors remain responsible for ensuring compliance with copyright requirements, intellectual property obligations, and permission requirements relating to submitted content.
The journal reserves the right to investigate concerns relating to copyright infringement, unauthorized use of copyrighted material, or violations of licensing requirements.
IJOBSMS supports the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and is committed to maintaining ethical, transparent, and responsible publishing practices.
This policy may be reviewed and updated periodically to reflect developments in scholarly publishing, copyright law, open access publishing, and international best practices.