Open Access, Licencing & Copyright

Open Access, Licencing & Copyright

Open Choice: Your research. Your choice.

©2019 The author(s). Published by National Press Associates. This is an open access article under CC-BY License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)  

RRBB is an open access journal. There is no registration required to read any article. “This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.” Make your research more visible and accessible, immediately on publication. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.

Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.

Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work

Benefits of publishing open access with Open Choice

1. Increased researcher engagement: Open Choice enables access by anyone with an internet connection, immediately on publication.

2. Higher visibility and greater impact:

3. Easy compliance with mandates: Many funders require open access, and some take compliance into account when assessing future grant applications.

4. The copyright remains with you:

Copyright and license agreement

Copyright and Licence details of published articles 

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: 

1. 'users can use, reuse and build upon the material published in the journal but only for non-commercial purposes'. Use, reuse and build upon refer specifically to the common definitions of open access”.

2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.

In submitting a research article ('article') to "Research and Reviews in Biotechnology and Biosciences" I certify that:

1. I am authorized by my co-authors to enter into these arrangements.

2. I warrant, on behalf of myself and my co-authors, that:

(a) The article is original, has not been formally published in any other peer-reviewed journal, is not under consideration by any other journal and does not infringe any existing copyright or any other third party rights;

(b) I am/we are the sole author(s) of the article and have full authority to enter into this agreement and in granting rights to "Journal of Stress Physiology & Biochemistry" are not in breach of any other obligation.

(c) The article contains nothing that is unlawful, libellous, or which would, if published, constitute a breach of contract or of confidence or of commitment given to secrecy;

(d) I/we have taken due care to ensure the integrity of the article. To my/our - and currently accepted scientific - knowledge all statements contained in it purporting to be facts are true and any formula or instruction contained in the article will not, if followed accurately, cause any injury, illness or damage to the user.

(e) I agree to "RRBB"'s Open Data policy.

And I agree to the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 agreement, under which all "RRBB" articles are licensed.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE AGREEMENT

Anyone is free to:
• Share—copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
• Adapt—remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.

Copyright

Research articles

• Copyright on any research article in "RRBB" is retained by the author(s).

• Authors grant "RRBB" a license to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher.

• Authors also grant any third party the right to use the article freely as long as its integrity is maintained and its original authors, citation details and publisher are identified.

•      formalizes these and other terms and conditions of publishing research articles.

• In accordance with our Open Data policy, the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Public Domain Dedication waiver applies to all published data in "RRBB" open access articles

Authors' certification

In submitting a research article ('article') to "RRBB" authors are requested to certify that:

They are authorized by their co-authors to enter into these arrangements.

They warrant, on behalf of themselves and their co-authors, that:

• the article is original, has not been formally published in any other peer-reviewed journal, is not under consideration by any other journal and does not infringe any existing copyright or any other third party rights;

• they are the sole author(s) of the article and have full authority to enter into this agreement and in granting rights to "RRBB" are not in breach of any other obligation. If the law requires that the article be published in the public domain, they will notify "Journal of Stress Physiology & Biochemistry" at the time of submission;

• the article contains nothing that is unlawful, libellous, or which would, if published, constitute a breach of contract or of confidence or of commitment given to secrecy;

• they have taken due care to ensure the integrity of the article. To their - and currently accepted scientific - knowledge all statements contained in it purporting to be facts are true and any formula or instruction contained in the article will not, if followed accurately, cause any injury, illness or damage to the user.

• they agree to all terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 and Open Data policy.

In addition, once an article has been published, we do not allow it to be changed, leading to the following policies.