Copyright Policy

Copyright Policy

Innovations in STEAM: Research & Education Journal (TUF STEAM Journal) 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 without restrictions.  By publishing in the ISRE Journal, authors grant the journal and The University of Faisalabad a non-exclusive licence to publish, distribute, archive, and promote the article in all formats and media. The work remains available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License

Creative Commons License

All articles published in Innovations in STEAM: Research & Education Journal are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

This license permits unrestricted use, sharing, distribution, reproduction, adaptation, and commercial reuse of the published material in any medium, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and source of publication.

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 acknowledgment 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.