Copyright and Licensing Policy

1. Purpose

This policy governs copyright, author rights, economic rights, moral rights, publishing rights, reuse permissions and Creative Commons licensing for articles published by Ho Chi Minh City Open University Journal of Science (HCMCOUJS).

2. Author Rights

Authors retain appropriate moral rights and other author rights under applicable law.

These may include:

  1. right to be identified as author;
  2. right to protect the integrity of the work;
  3. right to receive proper citation;
  4. right to reuse the work subject to licensing conditions;
  5. right to archive allowed versions in accordance with HCMCOUJS policy.

3. Publishing Rights Granted to HCMCOUJS

By submitting and accepting publication, authors grant HCMCOUJS the necessary rights to:

  • evaluate the manuscript;
  • manage peer review;
  • edit, format and publish the article;
  • assign DOI and metadata;
  • archive and preserve the article;
  • distribute the article under the applicable open access license;
  • correct, retract or update the article record where necessary.

4. Creative Commons License

HCMCOUJS articles may be published under a Creative Commons license, normally CC BY-NC 4.0 unless otherwise stated by the Journal.

Under CC BY-NC 4.0, users may:

  1. read, download and share the article;
  2. copy and redistribute the material;
  3. adapt and build upon the work for non-commercial purposes;
  4. use the work with proper attribution.

Users must:

  1. cite the authors and source properly;
  2. provide a link to the license;
  3. indicate changes where applicable;
  4. not use the material for commercial purposes without permission.

5. Commercial Use

Commercial reuse is not permitted under CC BY-NC 4.0 without prior permission from the rights holder or HCMCOUJS where applicable.

6. Third-party Materials

Authors are responsible for obtaining permission for any third-party content, including:

  • figures;
  • tables;
  • images;
  • maps;
  • photographs;
  • survey instruments;
  • datasets;
  • copyrighted materials.

7. Copyright Misconduct

Copyright misconduct may include:

  • unauthorized use of protected materials;
  • plagiarism;
  • image reuse without permission;
  • failure to attribute sources;
  • misuse of licensed content;
  • violation of third-party database terms.

Possible actions include correction, removal of infringing material, rejection, institutional notification or retraction.

8. Related Policies

This policy shall be interpreted together with:

Policy Information

Item

Content

Policy Owner

HCMCOUJS Editorial Council

Approved by

Editor-in-Chief and HCMCOUJS Editorial Council

Version

3.0

Effective Date

May 2026

Review Cycle

Annual