Copyright and Licensing

Copyright

All authors retain full copyright and publishing rights for their articles and any subsequent versions published in the journal of Smart Design Policies. By submitting and publishing with our journal, authors grant the publisher a non-exclusive right to:

  • Publish the articles in print and digital formats.
  • Be cited and recognized as the original publisher in any subsequent reuse of the work.
  • Distribute the articles through all forms and media, both current and future.

These granted rights do not limit the authors’ ability to disseminate, share, or republish their work independently, nor do they impose any restrictions on how authors may use their work for teaching, research, or other scholarly activities.

 

Licensing

All articles, research papers, reviews, and related scholarly outputs published in the Smart Design Policies are made available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Key Features of This License

  1. Attribution
    Readers are permitted to share (copy, distribute, and transmit) and modify (remix, transform, and build upon) any article or content from the Smart Design Policies, provided the original authors and source are properly cited. Correct citation includes the authors’ names, the journal title, the article title, and a link to the published version.
  2. No Additional Restrictions
    No extra permission is required beyond citing the source. Users may not apply any legal or technological measures that limit others from exercising the freedoms permitted by the license.
  3. Open Access and Free Use
    Because the Smart Design Policies uses the CC BY 4.0 license, all its content is available without paywalls. This approach encourages broader dissemination of research and promotes sharing of knowledge and scholarly dialogue.
  4. Non-Exclusive and Perpetual Rights
    While authors continue to own the copyright to their work, publishing in the Smart Design Policies grants a non-exclusive, irrevocable, global license for others to use their content under the CC BY 4.0 license. This ensures that the work remains freely accessible and usable indefinitely.

Acknowledgment of Original Work
When content from the Smart Design Policies is reused or adapted, the following citation format is advised:

Author(s). Article Title. Smart Design Policies. Publication Year; Volume(Issue): Page numbers or Article ID.
[DOI or URL link to the article]

By adopting the CC BY 4.0 license, the Smart Design Policies upholds its dedication to open access, collaborative knowledge sharing, and the growth of global scholarship.

 

For further details about this license, visit: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/