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
Reuse Restrictions
Unless prior written permission is obtained, users should not:
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:
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