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1. Copyright Ownership

The Andalasian International Journal of Agriculture and Natural Sciences (AIJANS) respects the intellectual property rights of authors and supports the responsible dissemination and reuse of scholarly research.

Authors who publish in AIJANS retain the copyright to their original scholarly works. Publication in AIJANS does not require authors to transfer ownership of their copyright to the journal or its publisher.

Unless otherwise specifically indicated in an individual publication, the copyright to an article remains with its author or authors.

AIJANS is published by Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat (LPPM), Universitas Andalas, Indonesia.

2. First Publication Rights

By submitting an article for publication and agreeing to the journal's publishing terms, authors authorize AIJANS to publish the accepted version of their work as its first formal scholarly publication.

This authorization includes the rights necessary for the journal to:

Prepare the accepted manuscript for publication.
Publish and distribute the article in electronic formats.
Display the article on the journal website.
Register and distribute bibliographic metadata through appropriate scholarly infrastructure services.
Facilitate indexing, discovery, citation, and dissemination of the published work.
Participate in legitimate digital preservation and archiving arrangements.
Make the published article available under the journal's stated Creative Commons license.

The grant of first publication rights does not transfer copyright ownership from the authors to AIJANS or its publisher.

Authors remain responsible for ensuring that they possess the necessary rights to authorize publication and licensing of the material included in their manuscripts.

3. Open Access and Copyright Licensing

AIJANS publishes scholarly articles under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license.

The complete license is available at:

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Under this license, users may copy, redistribute, adapt, and build upon licensed articles for any purpose, including commercial purposes, provided that they comply with the license conditions.

Users must provide appropriate attribution, include a reference to the applicable license, indicate whether changes were made, and comply with the ShareAlike requirement when sharing adapted material.

The detailed conditions governing permitted reuse are described in the journal's License policy and the official Creative Commons license.

4. Authors' Rights After Publication

Authors retain their copyright and may exercise their rights consistently with the CC BY-SA 4.0 license and any other applicable obligations.

In particular, authors may:

Share their published articles through personal and institutional websites.
Deposit their manuscripts or published articles in institutional or disciplinary repositories.
Distribute copies of their published articles for teaching, research, and professional communication.
Reuse their original material in subsequent scholarly works, subject to appropriate acknowledgment of the original publication and any applicable obligations.
Include their published articles in academic portfolios, theses, dissertations, or scholarly compilations where appropriate.
Authorize additional uses of their own copyrighted material without requiring a transfer of copyright to the journal.

When a published AIJANS article is shared or reused, authors should preserve appropriate bibliographic attribution, including the article title, journal name, publication details, and DOI where available.

Any separately negotiated agreement must not misrepresent or purport to revoke rights already granted to the public through the applicable Creative Commons license.

5. Self-Archiving and Repository Deposit

AIJANS permits authors to deposit and share their manuscripts and published articles in appropriate repositories, including institutional repositories, disciplinary repositories, and other legitimate scholarly platforms.

This permission includes:

Preprints: Versions of manuscripts prepared before peer review.
Accepted manuscripts: Author manuscripts incorporating changes resulting from peer review and editorial assessment.
Published versions: The final articles published by AIJANS.

No additional permission from AIJANS is required to redistribute the final published article in ways already authorized by its applicable Creative Commons license.

Authors are encouraged to identify the final published version and provide a link to the article's official journal record or DOI when available.

Depositing a manuscript in a repository does not remove the author's responsibility to disclose relevant prior dissemination when required by the journal's submission policies.

6. Copyright Statements in Published Articles

The copyright holder and applicable licensing terms must be identified clearly in the published article.

For articles published under the standard AIJANS copyright arrangement, the following statement may be used:

Copyright © [Year] The Author(s). This article is published by the Andalasian International Journal of Agriculture and Natural Sciences (AIJANS) under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license.

The publication year must reflect the actual year of publication.

The statement must be consistent with the rights and license applicable to the specific article.

Both HTML and PDF versions of published articles should identify the applicable copyright holder and license, with a link to the official license terms wherever technically feasible.

7. Third-Party Copyrighted Material

Authors are responsible for identifying any third-party material included in their manuscripts and ensuring that its inclusion is lawful.

Third-party material may include:

Previously published figures and illustrations.
Photographs, maps, and graphical materials.
Tables, charts, and diagrams created by other copyright holders.
Substantial extracts from previously published works.
Datasets, software, or supplementary material subject to separate rights or license conditions.

Authors must obtain permission when permission is required and must provide appropriate acknowledgment of the original source and rights holder.

Where third-party material is not covered by the article's CC BY-SA 4.0 license, the exception must be clearly identified in the relevant caption, credit line, or supplementary documentation.

Publication of an article under CC BY-SA 4.0 does not automatically change the copyright status or licensing conditions of independently owned third-party material.

8. Author Warranties and Responsibilities

Authors are responsible for ensuring that they have the rights necessary to publish their manuscripts and grant the permissions described in this policy.

By agreeing to the applicable publishing terms, authors affirm that:

The submitted work is their original scholarly contribution, except for material properly attributed to others.
They have the necessary authority to authorize publication of the submitted material.
All authors whose consent is required have approved the submission and applicable publishing terms.
Necessary permissions have been obtained for third-party copyrighted material.
The manuscript does not knowingly infringe the intellectual property rights of others.
Relevant prior publication or dissemination has been disclosed as required by the journal's policies.

AIJANS may request clarification or supporting documentation when concerns arise concerning copyright ownership, permissions, or the legal status of material proposed for publication.

9. Copyright Infringement and Disputes

AIJANS takes credible allegations of copyright infringement seriously.

Concerns may involve unauthorized reproduction, improper attribution, disputed ownership, or the inclusion of copyrighted material without necessary permission.

When a concern is raised, the journal may:

Review the information and supporting evidence provided.
Seek clarification from the relevant author or rights holder.
Request documentation of copyright ownership or permission.
Consult relevant institutional or legal authorities when necessary.
Take appropriate editorial or post-publication action consistent with applicable law and publication ethics.

Actions concerning published material may include a correction, clarification, or retraction when justified by the nature and seriousness of the concern.

Editorial actions do not necessarily resolve private legal disputes between rights holders.

10. Copyright of the Journal Website and Other Materials

Copyright in individual scholarly articles must be distinguished from copyright in the journal website, its design, branding, software, and other non-article materials.

The CC BY-SA 4.0 license attached to a scholarly article does not automatically apply to the AIJANS name, institutional emblems, logos, website design, software, or third-party materials displayed on the website.

Such materials remain subject to the rights and permissions of their respective copyright holders and applicable licenses.

Users must not assume that permission to reuse an open access article also authorizes reproduction of the journal's branding or institutional identity.

The ownership and licensing of individual website components should be identified through the relevant website notices or documentation.

11. Text and Data Mining

Published articles may be accessed and processed for text and data mining, including computational research and machine-assisted analysis, to the extent permitted by the applicable CC BY-SA 4.0 license and relevant law.

Commercial or noncommercial status alone does not prohibit reuse under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Users must comply with applicable attribution and licensing obligations when sharing licensed material or adaptations.

Computational access to the website remains subject to legitimate technical security measures and reasonable operational requirements intended to protect service availability.

Nothing in this policy grants access to confidential manuscripts, unpublished peer-review materials, personal information, or restricted editorial records.

12. Contact Information

Questions concerning copyright ownership, permissions, reuse, or suspected infringement may be directed to:

AIJANS Editorial Office
Andalasian International Journal of Agriculture and Natural Sciences
Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat (LPPM)
Universitas Andalas
Kampus Limau Manis, Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia
Email: aijans@unand.ac.id

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