Frontline Social Sciences and History Journal (FSSHJ)
Frontline Social Sciences and History Journal (FSSHJ) respects the intellectual property rights of authors and is committed to ensuring that authors retain ownership of their scholarly work while enabling broad dissemination through open-access publishing.
Author Copyright
Authors publishing in Frontline Social Sciences and History Journal retain full copyright of their work.
Copyright remains with the author(s) after publication, and authors maintain ownership of all intellectual property rights associated with their article.
Publishing Rights Granted to the Journal
By submitting and publishing a manuscript in FSSHJ, authors grant the journal a non-exclusive license to:
- Publish the article in print and electronic formats.
- Archive and preserve the article permanently.
- Distribute the article through indexing services and databases.
- Display and promote the article through the journal website and related scholarly platforms.
- Assign and maintain a Crossref DOI for permanent identification.
Because this license is non-exclusive, authors remain free to use, distribute, and share their work elsewhere, provided that the original publication in FSSHJ is properly acknowledged.
Open Access and Licensing
All articles published in FSSHJ are made freely available under an open-access publishing model.
Published articles are distributed under the:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)
Under this license, others may:
- Read and download the work.
- Copy and redistribute the material.
- Adapt, remix, transform, and build upon the work.
- Use the material for commercial and non-commercial purposes.
Provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the journal.
Author Rights
Authors retain the right to:
- Share the published article on personal websites.
- Deposit articles in institutional or subject repositories.
- Include the article in future books, theses, or dissertations.
- Use the article for educational and research purposes.
- Distribute copies to colleagues and students.
- Present the work at conferences and academic events.
Originality Requirement
Authors must ensure that:
- The submitted manuscript is original.
- The work has not been previously published elsewhere.
- The manuscript is not under consideration by another journal at the time of submission.
- Any copyrighted material owned by third parties has been used with appropriate permission.
Authors are solely responsible for obtaining permissions for copyrighted content included in their manuscripts.
Third-Party Material
If a manuscript contains:
- Images
- Figures
- Tables
- Graphs
- Illustrations
- Other copyrighted materials
Authors must secure necessary permissions from the copyright holders before publication.
The journal assumes that authors have obtained all required permissions prior to submission.
Copyright Infringement
Any allegation of copyright infringement will be investigated according to the journal's publication ethics policies and internationally accepted publishing standards.
Where necessary, the journal may:
- Request corrections.
- Remove infringing content.
- Retract published articles.
- Take other appropriate actions to protect intellectual property rights.
Citation of Published Work
When reproducing or referencing content originally published in FSSHJ, proper citation of the original publication, authors, and DOI should always be provided.
Permanent Accessibility
To ensure long-term accessibility and preservation of scholarly work, all published articles receive a permanent Digital Object Identifier (DOI) and remain available through the journal's open-access platform.
Journal DOI Prefix: 10.37547/fsshj
Copyright Policy Statement
Frontline Social Sciences and History Journal supports author ownership of scholarly work while promoting unrestricted access to knowledge through open-access publishing. Authors retain copyright of their articles and grant the journal a non-exclusive right to publish, preserve, and disseminate their work for the benefit of the global research community.