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Copyright Ownership

Copyright for all articles published in the Journal of Smart Systems and Computing (JSSC) is retained by the respective authors unless otherwise stated.

Authors grant the journal the right of first publication and the right to publish, distribute, archive, and make the published work available through the journal's online platform and associated scholarly indexing and preservation services.

Author Rights

Authors retain ownership of copyright and are free to:

  • Share, distribute, and promote their published work.
  • Deposit the published article in institutional or subject repositories.
  • Use the article for teaching, research, and academic purposes.
  • Include the published work in future scholarly activities, books, theses, or professional materials.
  • Create derivative works based on their research, subject to proper acknowledgment of the original publication.

Authors must provide appropriate citation and acknowledgment of the original publication in the Journal of Smart Systems and Computing.

License Agreement

All articles published in JSSC are distributed under the terms of a Creative Commons license.

Unless otherwise specified, articles are published under:

Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0)

Under this license, users are permitted to:

  • Access and read articles freely.
  • Download and share published content.
  • Copy and redistribute the material in any format.
  • Adapt, remix, and build upon the published work.
  • Use the content for commercial and non-commercial purposes.

Users must:

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  • Provide a citation to the published article.
  • Indicate any modifications made to the original work.
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Publisher Rights

The Journal of Smart Systems and Computing retains the right to:

  • Publish accepted manuscripts.
  • Maintain the official version of record.
  • Distribute published articles through digital platforms.
  • Assign article metadata for indexing and discovery services.
  • Preserve published content for long-term accessibility.

The journal does not claim ownership of the intellectual property created by authors.

Third-Party Material

Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce any copyrighted material, including:

  • Figures
  • Tables
  • Images
  • Data sets
  • Previously published content
  • Multimedia materials

Authors must provide appropriate acknowledgments and permissions where required.

Copyright and Ethical Publishing

JSSC supports ethical scholarly publishing practices and respects the intellectual property rights of authors, researchers, publishers, and other content creators.

Authors confirm during submission that:

  • The manuscript is their original work.
  • The submission does not infringe upon third-party copyright.
  • All sources and contributions are properly acknowledged.
  • Necessary permissions have been obtained for copyrighted materials.

Copyright Transfer Policy

The Journal of Smart Systems and Computing does not require authors to transfer copyright ownership to the journal.

Authors retain copyright while granting the journal the necessary publishing rights to disseminate and preserve the scholarly work.

Attribution Requirement

Any reuse, distribution, or adaptation of articles published in JSSC must include proper attribution:

Example Citation:

Author(s). Article Title. Journal of Smart Systems and Computing. Year; Volume(Issue): Pages. DOI.

Commitment Statement

The Journal of Smart Systems and Computing (JSSC) is committed to protecting authors' intellectual property rights while promoting open access, knowledge sharing, and responsible dissemination of scientific research.

Through transparent copyright practices and open licensing, JSSC supports a sustainable scholarly communication environment that benefits authors, readers, researchers, and the global academic community.