Copyright Policy

Journal of Nursing and Patient Care (JNPC)

The Journal of Nursing and Patient Care (JNPC) is committed to promoting open access, protecting authors’ rights, and ensuring the wide dissemination of scholarly research. This copyright policy outlines the ownership, licensing, and usage rights of all published content in the journal.

1. Copyright Ownership

Authors who publish with JNPC retain full copyright ownership of their work. By submitting and publishing in the journal, authors grant JNPC a non-exclusive license to:

  • Publish, reproduce, and distribute the article
  • Archive the work in digital repositories
  • Promote and index the article globally

2. Open Access License

All articles published in JNPC are distributed under the
Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0).

This license allows:

  • Free access to the published content
  • Sharing and redistribution in any medium or format
  • Adaptation, remixing, and transformation of the work
  • Commercial use, provided proper attribution is given

3. Author Rights

Authors retain the right to:

  • Share their article on personal websites, institutional repositories, and academic networks
  • Use the content for teaching, presentations, and future research
  • Reuse figures, tables, and data with proper citation

Authors must ensure that any third-party material included in their manuscript has appropriate permissions.

4. User Rights

Under the CC BY 4.0 license, users are free to:

  • Read, download, copy, and distribute articles
  • Use the content for research, teaching, and commercial purposes
  • Adapt the material with proper attribution

Proper citation of the original publication in JNPC is mandatory.

5. Licensing Agreement

Upon acceptance of a manuscript, authors are required to agree to the journal’s licensing terms, confirming:

  • The work is original and does not infringe on any copyright
  • All co-authors have approved the submission
  • Necessary permissions have been obtained for third-party content

6. Third-Party Content

Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reuse any copyrighted material (e.g., images, tables, figures) from other sources. Proper acknowledgment must be included in the manuscript