Copyright Terms

The Journal of Modern Social Sciences (JMSS) is dedicated to facilitating open access and responsible sharing of scholarly work. All articles published in JMSS are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This license structure promotes unrestricted global access to research, supporting JMSS’s mission of advancing knowledge across diverse social science fields. The following terms detail the rights and responsibilities of authors, users, and the publisher under this license:

Author Rights

Authors retain full copyright ownership of their published works. By choosing to publish with JMSS, authors grant the journal a non-exclusive right to distribute and make their work accessible under the CC BY 4.0 license. This licensing approach ensures that authors’ contributions are available to a broad audience while maintaining proper attribution to the original creators. This agreement also allows authors to freely share and disseminate their work in other contexts without restriction, as long as proper credit is given to JMSS.

User Permissions

Under the CC BY 4.0 license, readers and users are granted a wide range of freedoms to engage with JMSS content:

  • Access, Sharing, and Adaptation: Users are free to access, download, share, and even adapt or remix JMSS content in any medium or format, including commercial uses. This broad access supports a diverse readership and enables the integration of JMSS research into various academic and professional settings.
  • Attribution Requirement: Any use of JMSS content must include proper attribution, giving clear credit to the original authors and the journal. Users must indicate if they have made any modifications to the original work, ensuring transparent and responsible sharing.

Publisher Rights

JMSS, under the auspices of the Asia Technology Research Institute, holds the rights to reproduce, archive, and distribute published articles across multiple platforms and media. The journal is dedicated to the widest possible dissemination and longevity of its content and collaborates with reputable academic databases to index and preserve articles for future access and citation.

Disclaimer

The opinions, interpretations, and conclusions presented in articles published in JMSS are solely those of the authors and do not reflect the views of the Asia Technology Research Institute or JMSS editorial board. Authors are fully responsible for the originality, accuracy, and integrity of their published work.

By publishing with JMSS, authors and readers affirm their commitment to these copyright terms, promoting an open-access academic environment that respects intellectual property rights while fostering wide-reaching, responsible knowledge sharing.