Copyright and License Agreement

By submitting a manuscript to Generation Journal, the author(s) agree to the following copyright and license terms. No separate signed document is required unless otherwise requested by the journal.

1. License

All articles published in Generation Journal are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Under this license, users may share, copy, redistribute, remix, transform, and build upon the published material for any purpose, including commercial purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and Generation Journal, a link to the license is provided, and any changes are indicated. Adaptations must be distributed under the same license.

The full license terms are available at Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

2. Author(s)' Warranties

The author(s) warrant that the submitted manuscript is original, has been written by the stated author(s), has not been published previously, and is not simultaneously under consideration for publication elsewhere.

The author(s) further warrant that the manuscript contains no unlawful statements, does not infringe upon the rights of others, and that they have the authority to grant the rights necessary for publication under this agreement. The author(s) must obtain any necessary written permissions for copyrighted materials, quotations, figures, tables, images, or other content reproduced from third-party sources.

The author(s) are responsible for ensuring that all sources are properly acknowledged and that the manuscript complies with Generation Journal's publication ethics and editorial policies.

3. User and Public Rights

Generation Journal supports open access by making its published articles freely available to readers without subscription fees.

Under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, users may copy, distribute, display, and adapt published articles, provided that appropriate attribution is given to the author(s) and the original publication in Generation Journal, a link to the license is provided, and any changes are indicated. Adapted material must be distributed under the same license.

The journal's open-access policy is intended to facilitate the dissemination, accessibility, and reuse of scholarly research in accordance with the terms of the applicable license.

4. Rights of Authors

Authors retain the copyright and other applicable rights to their published works. Subject to the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License and applicable law, authors retain the following rights:

  • The right to retain copyright and other proprietary rights relating to their articles, including patent rights where applicable.

  • The right to use the content of their articles in their own future scholarly works, including lectures, books, and other academic publications.

  • The right to reproduce their articles for personal, educational, and scholarly purposes.

  • The right to deposit and self-archive their articles in institutional repositories or on personal or institutional websites.

  • The right to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the published version of their articles, provided that the original publication in Generation Journal is properly acknowledged and the applicable license terms are respected.

Authors must ensure that any subsequent distribution or reuse of their articles does not misrepresent the original publication or violate the terms of the applicable license.

5. Co-Authorship

When a manuscript is prepared jointly by multiple authors, the submitting author or corresponding author confirms that all co-authors have been informed of and agree to the terms of this Copyright and License Agreement.

The corresponding author is responsible for communicating with the journal on behalf of all authors regarding submission, review, publication, and related editorial matters.

All authors remain responsible for their contributions to the manuscript and must comply with Generation Journal's authorship criteria and publication ethics policies. Authorship disputes should be addressed in accordance with the journal's applicable editorial procedures.

6. Royalties

Generation Journal is an open-access journal that makes its published articles freely available to readers under the terms of the applicable Creative Commons license.

Authors acknowledge that Generation Journal does not provide royalties or other financial compensation for the publication or distribution of their articles, unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing.

7. Miscellaneous

Generation Journal will publish accepted manuscripts after the editorial and peer-review processes have been successfully completed and the manuscripts have met the journal's publication requirements.

The editorial team may make appropriate editorial adjustments to grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, references, and formatting to improve the clarity, consistency, and presentation of the manuscript, provided that such adjustments do not alter the substantive meaning or scientific findings without appropriate consultation with the author(s).

Authors remain responsible for the accuracy and integrity of the content of their published articles. Published articles will be publicly accessible and available free of charge in accordance with the journal's open-access policy and the terms of the applicable Creative Commons license.