Copyright Policy

Copyright Policy

ISRE follows transparent and ethical scholarly publishing practices in accordance with internationally recognized open access standards, including those of the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA). 

Author Copyright and Publishing Rights

Authors retain full copyright of their published articles. No copyright is transferred to the journal or publisher. By publishing in the ISRE Journal, authors grant a non-exclusive licence to the journal and The University of Faisalabad to publish, distribute, archive, and promote the article in all formats and media. All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Creative Commons Licence

All articles published in ISRE Journal are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

This license permits unrestricted use, sharing, adaptation, distribution, and reproduction in any medium or format, provided appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the source. Under this licence, all content is freely accessible to users and their institutions without charge. Users are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and link to the full text of articles, as well as use them for any lawful purpose, without requiring prior permission from the publisher or the authors. This policy is consistent with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition of open access.

License details are available at:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Self-Archiving Policy

Authors may deposit, share, and archive the published version of their articles in institutional repositories, personal websites, academic networks, and other platforms, provided that proper citation to the original publication in the journal is included.

Third-Party Copyright Material

Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to use any copyrighted material, including figures, tables, images, or extensive text excerpts from third-party sources. Appropriate acknowledgement and citation must be provided where necessary.

Open Access Statement

The journal provides immediate open access to all published content to support the global exchange of scientific knowledge, educational advancement, and research dissemination without financial, legal, or technical barriers.