This Copyright & Licensing Statement outlines the ownership, distribution rights, user permissions, and legal protections related to all published content in the Clinical Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (CJOG). We follow internationally recognized open-access publishing practices and licensing frameworks to ensure transparency, ethical reuse, and maximum dissemination of scientific knowledge.

Copyright Ownership

CJOG operates under an author-centered copyright model. Authors retain full copyright of their manuscripts upon publication, while granting the journal a non-exclusive license to publish, archive, index, and disseminate the work in all formats and media. This ensures authors maintain complete ownership while enabling CJOG to distribute the work globally.

Authors Retain the Following Rights

Copyright of the final published version.
Right to deposit any version (preprint, accepted manuscript, or published PDF) in repositories.
Right to reuse figures, data, and text in future works with proper citation.
Right to create derivative works, translations, book chapters, or compilations.
Right to share the work on social platforms, universities, and personal websites.

License Applied to All CJOG Articles

All publications in CJOG are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

This license allows:

Sharing: Copying and redistributing the material in any medium or format.
Adaptation: Remixing, transforming, and building upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.

As long as the following terms are observed:

Attribution: Appropriate credit must be provided to the original authors and CJOG.
No additional restrictions: You may not apply legal or technological measures that restrict others from using the material.

Full license details: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Permitted Uses Under CC BY 4.0

Users may freely:

Download, print, and share the article.
Translate into any language.
Repurpose figures or data in presentations or research documentation.
Use the content in commercial products such as textbooks or medical education programs.
Include images, graphs, or tables in clinical training materials.

However, users must always:

Credit the original author(s) and the journal.
Indicate if changes or adaptations were made.
Not imply endorsement by the author or CJOG.

Journal’s License for Publication

By submitting a manuscript and signing the author agreement, authors grant CJOG:

A non-exclusive right to publish, archive, and distribute the work.
The right to index the manuscript in third-party databases.
The right to preserve published content in long-term digital archives.
The right to include articles in promotional or educational material, with attribution.

Copyright in Figures and Third-Party Material

Authors must ensure that any third-party content (figures, graphs, images, tables, datasets) included in their manuscript:

Is original, or
Is appropriately licensed for reuse, or
Has been reproduced with written permission and proper attribution.

Responsibility for Third-Party Permissions

Authors bear full responsibility for obtaining all necessary permissions before submission. CJOG reserves the right to request permission documents at any stage.

Self-Archiving & Repository Rights

CJOG fully supports self-archiving (green open access). Authors are permitted to deposit:

Preprints
Accepted manuscripts (AAM)
Published PDFs

Where Authors May Deposit

Institutional repositories
Subject repositories (e.g., Zenodo, Figshare)
National libraries
Personal academic websites or portfolios
ResearchGate / Academia.edu (with DOI and proper citation)

Copyright and Licensing for Special Issues

Articles published within special issues follow the exact same copyright and CC BY 4.0 licensing terms as regular submissions. Guest editors do not acquire additional ownership rights over content they manage.

Commercial Reuse of CJOG Content

Commercial reuse is permitted under CC BY 4.0. Examples include:

Inclusion in paid training courses.
Integration into medical education modules.
Use within commercial textbooks or learning platforms.
Derivative research products.

Mandatory condition: Proper attribution to authors and CJOG.

Prohibited Uses

While the CC BY 4.0 license is permissive, CJOG prohibits:

Misrepresentation or fraudulent use of CJOG content.
Plagiarism, identity theft, or improper authorship claims.
Resale of CJOG content without proper attribution.
Use of CJOG branding without permission.

Author Warranties

When submitting to CJOG, authors confirm that:

The manuscript is original and does not infringe copyright.
All data, figures, and images are owned or licensed appropriately.
All co-authors approve the submission.
The work is not under consideration elsewhere (unless declared under allowable policies).
All ethical approvals and consent documentation are accurate.

Dispute Resolution

Investigated promptly by the Editor-in-Chief.
Reviewed according to COPE guidelines.
Resolved transparently and documented in publication records.

Copyright Duration

As authors retain copyright, their works are protected under:

Local jurisdiction copyright duration laws.
Global treaties such as the Berne Convention.

Machine-Readable Licensing Metadata

CJOG embeds licensing metadata using:

Schema.org JSON-LD
Dublin Core
Crossref metadata
OAI-PMH XML

This facilitates discoverability in indexing platforms, search engines, library systems, and AI applications.

Updates & Version Control

This Copyright & Licensing page is updated regularly to reflect:

Changes in open-access frameworks.
Updates in licensing or copyright law.
Journal policy improvements.
Publisher infrastructure changes.

Contact Information

For copyright questions or licensing permissions:

Email: [email protected]
Publisher: Heighten Science Publications Inc.
Address: 138 Regina Dr, East Windsor, CT 06088, USA