Copyright Policy

All manuscripts published by the IJTOS Journal are subject to its copyright policy. All publications are the authors' original works, unpublished or not under consideration for publication elsewhere, according to the copyright transfer and Agreement Forms that have been provided by the writers.

The link will take you to the full Copyright Transfer and Agreement Form (CTA)Click here.

The following are some CTA features:

  1. The author grants the journal the copyright to the submitted manuscript. Author is free to use their published work as long as they properly credit our journal and do so without seeking any profit. If there are any financial benefits, the author or any other parties must obtain written consent before using them.
  2. The paper must mention any conflicts of interest and/or financial disclosure. The financial disclosure is where you disclose any financial support you got for the research from any institution or group.
  3. All articles published in IJTOS Journals are open-access articles that have been published and distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License. This license allows for the reproduction, distribution, derives, and non-commercial use of works as long as the original work is properly cited and the authors and publisher are properly identified. You can click on the link to get more information about the Creative Commons Attribution licence. Click here.
  4. Authors and co-authors must follow all rules and regulations, including any that may be altered on the spot and without any conditions or limitations. If IJTOS confirms the unethical activity at any point, whether throughout the process or after publication, the appropriate, essential action would be taken
  5. Each manuscript would go through double-blind and anonymous peer review.

Creative commons Licencing

  • Articles published under the CC BY-NC and CC BY-NC-ND licenses may be shared and distributed on websites and repositories that are not for profit as soon as they are published by authors who have given their consent to publish
  • CC BY-NC and CC BY-NC-ND licenses allow authors to share and distribute their works on non-commercial websites and repositories only after the embargo period
  • The Embargo period for this begins after the journal makes the article available for free open access to the public.