Copyright & Licensing

The International Journal of Dental Discovery and Research (IJDDR) respects the intellectual property rights of authors and is committed to ethical, transparent, and responsible scholarly publishing. This policy outlines the copyright ownership, licensing terms, and permitted use of published content.

Copyright Ownership

Authors who publish in IJDDR retain full copyright of their manuscripts. Submission of a manuscript implies that the work is original and that the authors hold the rights to grant the journal permission to publish the content.

By submitting and publishing their work in IJDDR, authors grant the journal a non-exclusive license to publish, reproduce, distribute, and archive the article in electronic and print formats for academic and scholarly purposes.

Licensing Terms

All articles published in IJDDR are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial (CC BY-NC) License.

Under this license:

  • Users are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and link to the full texts of articles

  • Content may be reused for non-commercial purposes only

  • Proper attribution to the original authors and the journal is required

  • Any modifications or adaptations must clearly indicate changes made to the original work

Author Rights

Authors retain the right to:

  • Share the published version of their article on personal websites, institutional repositories, and academic networking platforms

  • Use their work for teaching, research, and educational purposes

  • Reproduce and distribute the article for non-commercial academic use with proper citation

Third-Party Material

If the manuscript includes any third-party content (figures, tables, images, or data), authors must obtain the necessary permissions prior to submission and clearly acknowledge the source within the manuscript.

Commercial Use

Any commercial use of IJDDR published content requires prior written permission from the journal and the copyright holder. Commercial use includes, but is not limited to, reproduction for profit, resale, or use in commercial products or services.

Archiving and Preservation

IJDDR supports long-term digital preservation of published content and encourages archiving in institutional repositories and recognized digital preservation systems to ensure continued access to scholarly work.

Copyright Infringement and Disputes

In cases of alleged copyright infringement or misuse of published material, IJDDR will investigate the matter promptly and take appropriate corrective action in accordance with international publishing ethics and legal standards.

Compliance with International Standards

This copyright and licensing policy complies with international open-access publishing principles and meets the requirements of major abstracting and indexing databases, including Scopus.