1. Commitment to Open Access
The Journal of Dental Association is dedicated to advancing dental science and clinical practice by ensuring that all published content is freely accessible to the global community. We believe that unrestricted access to scholarly work fosters knowledge exchange, innovation, and equitable dissemination of research.
2. Licensing and Usage Rights
All articles published in this journal are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).
Under this license, readers are free to:
- Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
- Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material.
Conditions:
- Attribution — Proper credit must be given to the original author(s), including citation of the article, journal name, and a link to the license.
- NonCommercial — The material may not be used for commercial purposes.
3. Author Rights
Authors retain full copyright of their work. By publishing with the Journal of Dental Association, authors grant the journal the right to disseminate their work under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license. Authors are encouraged to:
- Deposit their published articles in institutional or subject repositories.
- Share their work on personal websites or academic networks.
- Use their articles for educational and non-commercial purposes.
4. Reader Rights
Readers worldwide have free and immediate access to all published content. No subscription or payment is required. Readers may download, print, and distribute articles for academic, research, and educational purposes, provided proper attribution is maintained.
5. Commercial Use Restrictions
Commercial use of published content is strictly prohibited without prior written permission from the Journal of Dental Association. Examples of prohibited uses include:
- Republishing articles in commercial journals or books.
- Using content for paid training, courses, or commercial advertising.
6. Ethical and Legal Considerations
- The journal upholds the highest standards of academic integrity and publication ethics.
- The CC BY-NC 4.0 license does not waive or alter authors’ moral rights.
- Fair use and other statutory exceptions remain applicable.
7. Policy Review and Updates
This Open Access Policy is periodically reviewed to ensure alignment with international best practices in scholarly publishing. Updates will be communicated on the journal’s website.