Copyright and License

Copyright

Copyright for any open-access article published by Dzarc Publications is retained by the author(s). Authors grant Dzarc Publications a license to publish the article and to identify itself as the original publisher.

Authors also grant third parties the right to use the article freely, provided its integrity is maintained and the original authors, citation details, and publisher are properly acknowledged.

The  Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0) formalizes these terms. Data included in open-access articles are covered by the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Public Domain Dedication.

Where an author is not able to retain copyright, minor adjustments to the copyright line and license statement may be made in individual articles. Authors requiring such variations should inform Dzarc Publications during or immediately after submission. Changes cannot be made after publication.

Licensing

By submitting an article to a Dzarc Publications journal, the submitting author certifies that:

  1. They are authorized by all co-authors to enter into this agreement.

  2. The article is original, has not been formally published elsewhere, is not under consideration by another journal, and does not infringe any third-party rights.

  3. The author(s) have full authority to grant rights to Dzarc Publications and are not in breach of any other obligations.

  4. The article contains nothing unlawful, libelous, or in breach of contract, confidentiality, or secrecy.

  5. The author(s) have ensured the integrity of the article; all statements purporting to be facts are accurate to the best of their knowledge, and any instructions or formulas provided will not, if followed correctly, cause injury, illness, or damage.

  6. If editorially accepted, the article will be licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). Data included in the article will be made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Public Domain Dedication unless otherwise stated.

  7. If required by law to publish the article in the public domain, the author(s) will notify Dzarc Publications at submission. In such cases, both the article and its data will be released under the CC0 1.0 Public Domain Dedication.

For clarity, Sections 1 and 2 of this agreement apply and prevail, regardless of whether the article is licensed under CC BY 4.0 or CC0 1.0.