Copyright And License

Copyright and License

Authors who publish with Journal of Integrated Animal and Aquatic Sciences (IGATI) agree to the following terms:

Copyright Retention

Authors retain the copyright of their work and grant IGATI the right of first publication. The published work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution–ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0), which permits others to share, adapt, and build upon the work for any purpose, including commercial use, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original authors and the journal as the source of first publication.

Distribution Rights

Authors are permitted to enter into separate, non-exclusive agreements for the distribution of the published version of their article (for example, depositing it in institutional repositories, personal websites, or including it in books or other scholarly works), provided that the original publication in IGATI is clearly acknowledged.

Preprints and Online Posting

IGATI encourages authors to share their manuscripts online, such as through institutional repositories, preprint servers, or personal websites, both prior to and during the submission process. This practice supports scholarly communication, collaboration, and increases the visibility and citation impact of the published work.

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License Statement

All articles published in Journal of Integrated Animal and Aquatic Sciences (IGATI) are licensed under the
Creative Commons Attribution–ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0).

This license allows:

Sharing — copying and redistributing the material in any medium or format.

Adapting — remixing, transforming, and building upon the material for any purpose, including commercial use.

Under the following terms:

Attribution — appropriate credit must be given to the author(s) and to IGATI as the original place of publication.

ShareAlike — if the material is adapted or transformed, the resulting work must be distributed under the same license.