Copyright Policy

Authors who submit or publish their work in the Karadeniz International Scientific Journal are deemed to have accepted the following copyright and licensing terms.

1. Copyright Ownership and Licensing

Authors retain the copyright of their published articles and grant the Karadeniz International Scientific Journal the right of first publication.

All articles published in the journal are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

Under this license:

• The work may be shared, copied, and redistributed in any medium or format for both commercial and non-commercial purposes
• The work may be adapted, remixed, transformed, and built upon to create derivative works
• Proper attribution to the author(s) and clear indication of the original source of publication are mandatory in all cases

2. Republishing and Archiving Rights

Authors may freely share the final published version of their articles in the following platforms:

• Institutional open access repositories
• Personal websites
• Academic social networking platforms
• Book chapters or edited volumes

In all such uses, it must be clearly stated that the work was first published in the Karadeniz International Scientific Journal.

3. Preprint Policy

The journal encourages authors to share their work:

• Before submission
• During the peer review process

on preprint servers, institutional repositories, or personal platforms.

Manuscripts previously shared as preprints are eligible for submission and are not considered prior publication.

This approach:

• Accelerates scientific communication
• Increases the visibility of research
• Enhances citation potential

4. Licensing and Ethical Compliance

The copyright and licensing policy of the Karadeniz International Scientific Journal is implemented in accordance with:

• The Creative Commons licensing framework
• The principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics