The Journal of Multiscale Materials Informatics (JIMAT) is committed to protecting authors' intellectual property rights while promoting the open dissemination and responsible reuse of scholarly research.

1. Copyright Ownership

Authors retain the copyright of their published articles.

By submitting and publishing their work in JIMAT, authors grant the journal the non-exclusive right of first publication and permission to identify JIMAT as the original publisher.

2. Creative Commons License

Articles published under JIMAT's current licensing policy are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

This license permits copying, distribution, adaptation, and reuse for any purpose, including commercial purposes, provided that users:

• Give appropriate credit to the original authors.

• Provide a link to the applicable license.

• Indicate whether changes were made.

• Do not imply endorsement by the authors or publisher.

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3. Author Rights

Authors retain the right to:

• Share and distribute their published articles.

• Deposit their articles in institutional or subject repositories.

• Reuse their work in future scholarly publications.

• Include their articles in academic and educational materials.

Appropriate acknowledgment of the original publication in JIMAT is required.

4. Third-Party Materials

Authors are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for copyrighted third-party materials included in their manuscripts.

Materials excluded from the article's Creative Commons license must be clearly identified.

5. Previously Published Articles

Articles published before the adoption of the current copyright and licensing policy remain subject to their original terms unless otherwise agreed with the relevant rights holders.