1. Overview

The Interdisciplinary Research Journal & Archives, also known as IRJAR, respects the intellectual property rights of authors, researchers, reviewers, publishers, institutions, artists, photographers, archives, and readers.

This Copyright and Licensing page explains how IRJAR handles author submissions, published works, website content, licensing notices, reuse permissions, third-party materials, DOI metadata, and copyright-related concerns.

2. Author copyright and ownership

Unless a specific written agreement states otherwise, authors remain responsible for the copyright status of the works they submit to IRJAR. Authors must confirm that they have the legal right to submit, publish, reproduce, translate, adapt, archive, and distribute their manuscript or related materials.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that:

• The submitted manuscript is original or properly authorized for publication.
• All co-authors have approved the submission and publication pathway.
• Previously published materials are properly disclosed.
• All quotations, tables, figures, images, maps, datasets, and appendices are properly cited.
• Permissions have been obtained for copyrighted third-party materials where required.
• The manuscript does not violate copyright, privacy, confidentiality, contractual, institutional, or ethical obligations.

If a manuscript has multiple authors, the corresponding author is responsible for confirming that all co-authors understand and accept the publication, copyright, and licensing conditions.

3. Licence granted to IRJAR

By submitting work to IRJAR for publication, authors may be required to grant IRJAR a licence to evaluate, edit, format, publish, host, reproduce, distribute, archive, index, preserve, promote, and display the accepted work in print, digital, database, DOI, archive, and metadata systems.

This licence allows IRJAR to make the work available to readers and to preserve the scholarly record. Specific licence terms may vary depending on the publication category, journal issue, book project, author agreement, open-access policy, or special issue arrangement.

4. Licensing options for published works

IRJAR may publish works under different licensing arrangements depending on the author agreement, publication type, journal policy, funder requirement, institutional policy, or open-access preference.

5. Third-party materials

Authors must obtain permission when their manuscript includes copyrighted materials owned by another person, institution, publisher, archive, photographer, artist, organization, or website, unless the use is clearly permitted by law, licence, public domain status, or written authorization.

Third-party materials may include:

• Photographs, illustrations, maps, diagrams, and artwork.
• Tables, charts, graphs, and figures reproduced from another publication.
• Long quotations or substantial excerpts from copyrighted texts.
• Archival documents, letters, manuscripts, or images.
• Song lyrics, poems, prayers, sermons, speeches, or literary extracts.
• Translations, adaptations, or modified versions of protected works.
• Datasets, survey instruments, scales, questionnaires, and proprietary tools.

Authors should keep copies of permission letters, licence confirmations, public domain evidence, or reuse documentation. IRJAR may request this documentation before publication.

6. Reuse, reproduction, and permission requests

Readers, researchers, teachers, institutions, libraries, and media organizations may wish to reproduce, translate, adapt, distribute, or quote IRJAR publications. The allowed reuse depends on the licence notice attached to each publication.

A permission request should include:

• Your full name, institution, organization, or company.
• The title and author of the IRJAR work you wish to use.
• The DOI or URL of the publication, if available.
• The exact material you wish to reuse.
• The purpose of reuse, such as teaching, research, translation, republication, media, or commercial publication.
• The format of reuse, such as print, website, PDF, classroom packet, book, article, presentation, or video.
• Whether the reuse is commercial or non-commercial.

7. IRJAR website content, branding, and platform materials

Unless otherwise stated, IRJAR’s website design, logos, page layouts, editorial notices, policy pages, original descriptions, database structure, templates, graphics, and platform materials are owned by IRJAR or licensed to IRJAR.

Users may not copy, scrape, reproduce, sell, imitate, modify, or redistribute IRJAR branding, website design, editorial templates, database content, or platform materials for commercial or competing purposes without written permission.

Users may link to IRJAR pages, cite IRJAR publications, share article links, and quote brief portions of content with proper attribution, provided the use is lawful, accurate, and not misleading.

8. Moral rights and attribution

Authors and creators should be properly identified and credited for their work. IRJAR expects users to respect attribution, author names, publication titles, citation details, and the integrity of published works.

Proper attribution should include:

• Author name or creator name.
• Publication title.
• IRJAR as the publisher or platform, where applicable.
• Publication year.
• DOI or stable URL, where available.
• Licence notice, if the work is published under a specific licence.

Users should not modify, misrepresent, distort, or present IRJAR publications in a way that harms the integrity of the author’s work or misleads readers.

9. DOI, citation metadata, and the scholarly record

IRJAR may assign DOI-related metadata to eligible publications. DOI metadata may include author names, title, abstract, keywords, references, publication date, issue information, publisher information, and links to the published work.

Once DOI metadata or publication records are distributed, indexed, archived, cited, or harvested by external systems, IRJAR may not be able to remove all copies, citations, references, previews, or metadata records from third-party platforms.

10. Copyright concerns and infringement claims

IRJAR respects copyright holders and takes good-faith copyright concerns seriously. If you believe that material published on IRJAR infringes your copyright, please contact us with clear information so the matter can be reviewed.

A copyright complaint should include:

• Your full name and contact information.
• Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed.
• The IRJAR page, article, book, PDF, image, or file involved.
• A clear explanation of your ownership or authority to act for the rights holder.
• Evidence of copyright ownership or licensing status, if available.
• The specific action requested, such as correction, attribution update, removal, permission review, or temporary restriction.

IRJAR may review the complaint, contact the author, temporarily restrict access, request evidence, update attribution, remove content, publish a correction, or take other appropriate action depending on the facts and applicable law.

11. Helpful copyright and licensing resources

Authors and users are encouraged to review trusted copyright and licensing resources before submitting or reusing materials.

• Canadian Intellectual Property Office: A Guide to Copyright
• Government of Canada: Copyright Act
• Creative Commons: Choose a License

12. Contact for copyright and licensing matters

For permission requests, copyright concerns, licensing questions, publication agreements, third-party materials, or reuse inquiries, please contact IRJAR.

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