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Copyright and License

All scholarly journals published by institutions under Universitas Islam Darussalam (UID) Ciamis, West Java, Indonesia are dedicated to open dissemination while safeguarding authors' intellectual property rights.

1. Copyright Policy

  • Author Ownership: Authors retain full copyright and proprietary rights (such as patent rights) to their published articles without restrictions.

  • First Publication Right: Authors grant the respective journal and Universitas Islam Darussalam (UID) Ciamis (as the publisher) the right of first publication under the licensing terms outlined below.

2. License to Publish (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Articles published across all UID Ciamis journals are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0).

A. User / Public Rights

Under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, readers and the public are permitted to:

  • Share: Copy, distribute, and transmit the material in any medium or format.

  • Adapt: Remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, including commercial purposes.

Subject to the following terms:

  • Attribution (BY): Appropriate credit must be given by properly citing the author(s) and the original journal publication, providing a link to the license, and indicating if changes were made.

  • ShareAlike (SA): If users remix, transform, or build upon the material, they must distribute their contributions under the identical license (CC BY-SA 4.0).

B. Author Rights and Self-Archiving

Authors retain extensive rights to reuse their work, including:

  1. Reuse: The right to reuse the article or portions thereof in subsequent personal works (e.g., books, book chapters, lecture notes, coursepacks, theses, or anthologies).

  2. Reproduction: The right to reproduce and distribute copies of the article for academic, educational, or professional purposes.

  3. Self-Archiving (Repository Deposit): The right to self-archive and deposit all versions of the manuscript (Pre-print, Accepted Author Manuscript [AAM], and Final Published Version of Record [VoR] / PDF) on personal websites, institutional repositories (e.g., UID Institutional Repository), and academic networks (e.g., ResearchGate, Academia.edu, ORCID, Mendeley) with proper citation to the original journal publication.

3. Author Warranties and Responsibilities

By submitting a manuscript to a UID Ciamis journal, the corresponding author warrants that:

  1. Originality & Integrity: The article is entirely original, created by the stated contributor(s), contains no unlawful or libelous statements, does not plagiarize other sources, and has not been published previously.

  2. Exclusivity: The manuscript is not currently under consideration for publication in any other journal or book.

  3. Third-Party Permissions: If copyright-protected materials (e.g., figures, illustrations, charts, extended quotes) belonging to third parties are included, the author affirms that formal written permission has been obtained.

  4. Co-Authorship Consent: If the manuscript is jointly authored, the submitting/corresponding author guarantees that they have obtained full authorization from all co-authors to enter into this agreement and that all co-authors have approved the final manuscript version.

4. Editorial Rights & General Provisions

  • Editorial Authority: The journal reserves the right to make necessary editorial enhancements, copyediting, proofreading adjustments, and formatting modifications in accordance with the journal's publication style without altering the core scientific meaning.

  • Royalties & Compensation: Publication in UID Ciamis journals does not entitle authors to royalties, honoraria, or financial compensation. Authors waive any rights to claim royalties from the open-access distribution of their articles.

  • Termination: This agreement may be terminated by either party upon two (2) months' written notice if either party materially breaches the terms and fails to remedy the breach within 30 days of notification. Termination shall not retroactively affect the non-exclusive rights already granted to the public under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.