COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Childdev Journal - Copyright and License
Copyright terms, licensing, and permitted reuse for published articles.
SUMMARY
In Brief
Authors retain copyright to their work. By publishing in this journal, authors grant the journal a non-exclusive license to publish, distribute, and archive the article. Articles are made available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license, unless otherwise stated for a specific article.
LICENSE
Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What this license allows
- Share: copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
- Adapt: remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.
Under the following terms
- Attribution: You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.
- ShareAlike: If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.
- No additional restrictions: You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
Recommended attribution format:
Author(s). (Year). Article title. Journal Title, Volume(Issue), page–page. DOI/URL. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Author(s). (Year). Article title. Journal Title, Volume(Issue), page–page. DOI/URL. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright Ownership
Copyright of articles published in this journal remains with the author(s). Authors grant the journal/publisher the right to publish the article and to identify itself as the original publisher. This permission is non-exclusive, meaning authors may reuse and distribute their work elsewhere, provided that the original publication in this journal is properly cited.
WARRANTIES
Author(s) Warranties and Responsibilities
By submitting and publishing in this journal, the author(s) warrant that:
- The work is original and has not been previously published (except where clearly disclosed and permitted).
- The manuscript does not contain unlawful statements and does not infringe the rights of others.
- Any necessary permissions to reproduce copyrighted material (e.g., figures, tables, long quotations) have been obtained.
- All authors approve the final version and agree to be accountable for the content.
THIRD-PARTY CONTENT
Images, Figures, and Other Materials
If the article includes third-party materials not covered by the article’s Creative Commons license, the author(s) must clearly indicate this in a credit line and ensure that reuse permissions are secured where required. Readers must comply with any stated third-party rights.
USER RIGHTS
How Readers May Reuse Articles
Under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, users may copy, distribute, display, perform, and adapt the published work, provided that:
- appropriate credit is given to the author(s) and the journal,
- a link to the license is included,
- changes (if any) are indicated, and
- adaptations are shared under the same license (ShareAlike).
AUTHOR RIGHTS
Rights Retained by Authors
Authors retain all rights to their published works, including (but not limited to):
- Copyright and other proprietary rights (e.g., patent rights where applicable).
- The right to reuse the substance of the article in future works (e.g., lectures, theses, books), with proper citation.
- The right to reproduce and share the article for personal and institutional purposes (e.g., repositories), acknowledging first publication in this journal.
- The right to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for non-exclusive distribution of the published version, with acknowledgment of initial publication in this journal.
CONTACT
Questions about Copyright or Licensing
For copyright or licensing questions, please contact the editorial office via the journal’s Contact page.


