Copyright Policy

- update at: 6 Dec 2024

Copyright and Licensing

 

For all articles published in Schole, copyright and scholarly usage rights are retained by the authors, while publishing and distribution rights will be granted to Schole. Articles are licensed under an open access Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license, meaning that anyone may download and read the paper for free. In addition, the article may be reused and quoted provided that the original published version is cited. These conditions allow for maximum use and exposure of the work, while ensuring that the authors receive proper credit.

In exceptional circumstances articles may be licensed differently. If you have specific condition (such as one linked to funding) that does not allow this license, please mention this to the editorial office of the journal at submission. Exceptions will be granted at the discretion of the publisher.

Using Published Material from other Publishers

It is absolutely essential that authors obtain permission to reproduce any published material (figures, schemes, tables or any extract of a text) which does not fall into the public domain, or for which they do not hold the copyright. Permission should be requested by the authors from the copyright holder (usually the Publisher, please refer to the imprint of the individual publications to identify the copyright holder).

Permission is required for:

a) Your own works published elsewhere and for which you did not retain copyright.

b) Unaltered or slightly modified images, tables, and artworks.

c) Photos for which you do not hold copyright.

d) Substantial extracts from anyone's works or a series of works.

Permission is not required for:

a) Your own figures and tables published by other publishers. Please cite the data source in the form of “Adapted from…”

b) Images, tables, and artworks completely redrawn or significantly changed. Please cite the data source in the form of “Adapted from…” Please cite the data source in the form of “Adapted from…”

c) Reasonably short quotes.

Requirements for obtaining permission

Authors wishing to include figures, tables, or text passages that have already been published elsewhere are required to obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) prior to publishing online. Confirmation of use must be included at the time of initial submission. Please be aware that some publishers do not grant electronic rights without extensive costs. Any material received without such documentation will be assumed to be "original work" from the authors. Previously published material must be identified by giving the original source in the form of a reference, e.g., in the reference list, and in case of illustrations, additionally at the end of the caption. Schole cannot publish material from other publications without permission.

The copyright holder may give you instructions on the form of acknowledgement to be followed; otherwise follow the style: "Reproduced with permission from [author], [book/journal title]; published by [publisher], [year].' at the end of the caption of the Table, Figure or Scheme.