Copyright Licensing

Clear journal information, policies, and guidance presented in the MRI India publication standard.

MRI India Journals support responsible open access publishing while protecting author rights, intellectual property, and ethical reuse of scholarly work.

Published articles are made available for reading, sharing, and scholarly use under the applicable open access license stated on the article page or PDF.

Author Copyright

Authors retain copyright of their published work unless otherwise stated in the journal or article policy.

Open Access

Articles are made available online to support wider access, visibility, and global dissemination of research.

Fair Reuse

Reuse must follow the applicable license terms and must always include proper attribution to authors and source.

Permission Responsibility

Authors are responsible for obtaining permission for copyrighted materials used in their manuscripts.

Copyright Ownership

Authors retain ownership of the copyright in their articles. By submitting and publishing with MRI India Journals, authors grant the journal and publisher the right to publish, distribute, archive, index, display, and promote the article as part of the scholarly record.

The article should not contain any material that violates copyright laws, third-party rights, privacy rights, or intellectual property rights.

Open Access License

Unless otherwise stated, MRI India Journals publish open access articles under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

This license allows users to copy and redistribute the published work for non-commercial purposes, provided the original authors and source are properly credited, and the work is not modified or adapted.

What Readers May Do

Read and download articles for personal, academic, and research use.
Share article links with students, researchers, and colleagues.
Use articles for teaching, citation, and non-commercial scholarly discussion.
Deposit links or permitted article copies in institutional or academic profiles as allowed by the license.

Reuse Restrictions

Unless prior written permission is obtained, users should not:

Use the article for commercial sale, paid distribution, or commercial advertising.
Modify, translate, remix, adapt, or create derivative versions of the published work.
Remove copyright notices, author names, citation details, DOI information, or publisher information.
Claim ownership of article content, figures, tables, or data published by authors.

Author Permission & Third-Party Material

Authors must ensure that any images, figures, tables, datasets, illustrations, screenshots, questionnaires, maps, or other third-party materials included in the manuscript are used legally and with proper permission where required.

Where permission is required, authors should obtain written permission from the copyright holder before submission and should acknowledge the source properly in the manuscript.

Author Copyright Declaration

Authors may be required to confirm the following declaration during submission:

To the best of my/our knowledge, the materials included in this article do not violate copyright laws. All sources have been appropriately acknowledged and/or referenced. Where relevant, appropriate permissions have been obtained from the original copyright holder(s).

Repository & Archiving

Authors may share article links and archive permitted versions according to the journal license, repository policy, and any applicable publication agreement.

Commercial Reuse

Commercial reuse, redistribution for profit, translation, adaptation, or derivative use requires prior written permission from the author, publisher, or copyright holder as applicable.

Citation Requirement

All reuse must include proper citation of the author(s), article title, journal name, volume, issue, pages or article number, DOI if available, and publisher information.

Copyright Violation Policy

If a copyright violation is reported or identified in a submitted or published article, MRI India Journals may contact the author(s), request clarification, investigate the concern, and take appropriate editorial action.

Authors are responsible for resolving copyright-related disputes involving material submitted by them. Editorial actions may include correction, removal of infringing content, expression of concern, or retraction where required.

Commitment Statement

MRI India Journals are committed to protecting author rights, supporting responsible open access publishing, and promoting ethical reuse of scholarly content.

Author Rights • Open Access • Copyright Integrity • Responsible Scholarly Use