Copyright and Licensing
The legacy JHCR site sets two clear foundations that continue in this updated policy: authors retain copyright over their articles, and all content is published open access under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). The legacy “Copyright and Publishing Rights” page states that “the Copyright for the articles are retained by the authors,” while the site masthead reiterates CC BY 4.0 at the journal level.
Here we consolidate and modernize those statements into a single, accessible policy aligned with common indexer and repository expectations and fully compatible with OJS/PKP workflows.
Author-Retained Copyright
Authors keep copyright in the Version of Record (VoR) upon publication. By submitting to JHCR, authors grant the publisher a non-exclusive, worldwide license to publish, disseminate, and preserve the article, and to identify itself as the original publisher. This mirrors the legacy “Copyright and Publishing Rights” framing that codifies the rights of authors, publisher, and readers.
Practical summary of your rights
- Reuse your article in theses, books, or subsequent works with attribution to the JHCR VoR.
- Share the VoR immediately on personal, departmental, funder, or institutional websites and repositories (no embargo).
- Grant others permission to reuse, adapt, translate, and text-mine under the terms of CC BY 4.0.
License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)
All JHCR articles carry the CC BY 4.0 license unless otherwise indicated on the article page. The legacy Open Access Policy and homepage explicitly point to CC BY 4.0 at the journal level; this page formalizes its scope for authors and readers.
| You may | Conditions |
|---|---|
| Share — copy and redistribute in any medium or format; Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the work for any purpose, even commercially. | Provide attribution to the authors and JHCR; include a link to the CC BY 4.0 license; indicate if changes were made; do not apply legal/technical restrictions that override the license. |
The legacy Licensing Policy page echoes these permissions (read/download, repository display, translation, commercial uses).
Third-Party Content, Images, and Data
Authors must ensure that any third-party content included in the article (e.g., clinical images, tables, artwork, questionnaires) is either:
- original to the authors and covered by CC BY 4.0 upon publication;
- reused under a compatible open license (e.g., CC BY 4.0, CC BY-SA 4.0), with the license cited in the caption; or
- used with written permission from the rights holder, with any restrictions clearly noted.
When patient photographs or identifiable data appear, authors must document consent in line with the journal’s ethics framework and contributor guidance.
Self-Archiving and Repository Deposit
JHCR is repository-friendly. Authors may deposit the Version of Record immediately in institutional, subject, or funder repositories, as well as on personal and laboratory websites, provided the DOI and full citation are included. This codifies the practice hinted at across “Open Access,” “Licensing,” and the contributor pages of the legacy site.
Citation to include with deposits:
Author(s) (Year). Title. Journal of Hematology and Clinical Research (JHCR). DOI: 10.29328/jhcr-aidXXXX.
Preprints and Prior Dissemination
Posting preprints on recognized servers is allowed and encouraged. After acceptance, authors should update the preprint with the DOI and a link to the JHCR Version of Record. If the preprint carried a different license, the JHCR VoR remains CC BY 4.0.
Publisher’s Non-Exclusive Rights and Obligations
Upon acceptance, authors grant the publisher the non-exclusive right to publish and disseminate the work and to tag it with persistent identifiers (e.g., DOIs via Crossref) to ensure discoverability and citation linking—practices visible across JHCR article pages and issues.
JHCR maintains article landing pages and metadata for indexing, harvesting (via OAI-PMH), and long-term preservation consistent with the journal’s archiving practices.
Funding, APCs, and Licensing
Open access at JHCR is financed through Article Processing Charges (APCs) payable after acceptance, as communicated in the contributor and policy clusters. APCs support peer-review management, production, DOI registration, hosting, and archiving, but do not affect copyright ownership or licensing terms. Waivers may be available based on the journal’s waiver policy.
Government, Crown, and Institutional Works
Some jurisdictions (e.g., U.S. Government works, UK Crown Copyright) impose special rules. Where authors are subject to such rules, the article will carry the appropriate notice (e.g., “© Author(s) on behalf of the Crown”) and be distributed under CC BY 4.0 to the extent permitted. Any statutory exceptions supersede conflicting terms in this policy.
Machine-Readable Licensing and Metadata
To maximize discoverability, each article landing page includes machine-readable license metadata and DOI-linked citation data that can be harvested by search engines and library systems (e.g., Google Scholar, Crossref, institutional catalogues). This approach is consistent with JHCR’s current article and issue pages, which already expose DOIs and policy menus.
Recommended markup (added by the journal)
- Add <link rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"> to article pages.
- Embed schema.org CreativeWork metadata with "license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/".
- Expose OAI-PMH sets mapping sections (Original Articles, Reviews, Case Reports) for harvesters.
Permissions and Requests
Because CC BY 4.0 permits broad reuse with attribution, additional permission is generally not required. However, please contact the editorial office if:
- You need a signed permission letter for institutional or commercial compliance.
- Your reuse involves third-party content not covered by CC BY 4.0.
- You seek clarification on sensitive clinical images, datasets, or patient materials.
Infringement, Takedown, and Corrections
If a rights holder believes that content hosted by JHCR infringes their rights, they should notify the editorial office with sufficient detail to identify the material and the basis of the claim. The journal will review and, where appropriate, apply a correction, add a rights notice, or take down the specific element while preserving the scholarly record—consistent with our public policies on withdrawals/corrections.
Frequently Asked Questions
May I reuse my JHCR figures in a book chapter?
Yes. You can reuse figures published in JHCR in any venue provided you cite the original article and include “© The Author(s), JHCR, CC BY 4.0.”
Can commercial entities reuse my article?
Yes. CC BY 4.0 permits commercial reuse with attribution. The license text appears on the journal homepage and is reiterated in this policy.
Can I post the PDF on my university repository and ResearchGate on the day of publication?
Yes. JHCR allows immediate sharing of the VoR in repositories and on personal profiles, consistent with the legacy licensing statement that lists repository display and translation among permitted uses. Always include the DOI and CC BY 4.0 notice.
Do I need permission to translate my own article?
No. CC BY 4.0 allows adaptations and translations with attribution. Consider depositing both language versions with cross-links.
How are DOIs related to licensing?
DOIs identify the Version of Record and its metadata (including the license) for indexers such as Crossref and Google Scholar. The presence of DOIs across the JHCR site demonstrates this practice.
Examples of Acceptable Reuse
| Scenario | Allowed? | How to Cite |
|---|---|---|
| Include a JHCR figure in a hospital guideline PDF | Yes (CC BY 4.0) | “Reproduced from JHCR, © Author(s) CC BY 4.0, with changes annotated” |
| Translate an article into Spanish and host it on a university site | Yes (CC BY 4.0) | Add: “Translated from the JHCR VoR; any errors in translation are the translator’s.” |
| Mine the full text to identify trends in transfusion reactions | Yes (TDM permitted) | Cite article DOIs; share code with attribution where possible |
| Reuse an image that the authors themselves licensed from a stock provider | Maybe (depends on the stock license) | Obtain permission or replace with an openly licensed graphic |
Contact
Editorial Office
Journal of Hematology and Clinical Research (JHCR)
Heighten Science Publications Inc.
Website: https://www.hematologyresjournal.com/
Email: [email protected]