Copyright Policy

1. Introduction

The African Journal of Applied Sciences and Humanities (AJASH) is committed to upholding intellectual property rights while simultaneously promoting open access to scholarly research. This copyright policy outlines the journal’s stance on copyright ownership, authors’ rights, and user responsibilities in strict alignment with international academic publishing standards.

2. Copyright Ownership

The journal retains copyright of the published works. Upon acceptance for publication, authors grant the journal the right to publish, distribute, and archive their article permanently.

This ensures the work remains freely accessible to all under the (CC BY 4.0) license, while fully crediting the original authors for their scholarly contribution.

3. Authors’ Rights

Under the journal's policies, authors are granted the following rights:

  • The right to use their article for teaching, presentations, and other activities.
  • The right to post the published version on personal websites or repositories.
  • The right to reuse figures, tables, and portions in future works with citation.
  • The right to be permanently acknowledged as the original authors of the work.

4. User Responsibilities

Users and readers of the journal’s published content must strictly observe the following:

Attribution Properly cite and attribute the original authors and the journal in any reuse.
Fair Use Do not misrepresent the content or use it in misleading or unethical contexts.
License Terms Respect the terms of the Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0) International License.
Third-Party Content Obtain explicit permission for the reuse of content not covered by the CC license.