Licencing Policy

Licensing Policy

The _Journal of Language, Literature, Social and Cultural Studies (JLLSCS)_ is committed to promoting open access to scholarly knowledge and supporting the broad dissemination of academic research. Articles published in JLLSCS are made available online to readers without subscription fees, subject to the terms of the applicable publication license.

JLLSCS adopts the **Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)** for its published articles, provided that this license is consistent with the journal's official licensing arrangements.

Under the CC BY 4.0 license, users are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, share, and adapt published articles for any purpose, including commercial use, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the source of publication. Users must provide a link to the license and indicate whether changes have been made to the original work. Users may not impose additional legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from exercising the rights granted by the license.

Authors retain the copyright to their published work and grant JLLSCS the rights necessary to publish, distribute, and disseminate their articles in accordance with the journal's publication agreement and the applicable license. The journal respects authors' intellectual property rights and requires appropriate attribution whenever published content is reused, reproduced, distributed, or adapted under the terms of the license.

JLLSCS encourages the responsible reuse, sharing, and dissemination of scholarly publications to support academic collaboration, knowledge exchange, and the development of research in language, literature, social sciences, and cultural studies. All users are expected to respect the terms of the applicable license, maintain proper acknowledgment of authorship, and uphold the principles of academic integrity and responsible scholarly communication.

The full terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License are available at:

**https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/**