Copyright & Licensing Policy

1. Copyright Ownership

Authors retain the copyright to their published work. Copyright remains with the author(s) following publication in an Impaxon journal.

By submitting and publishing their manuscript, authors confirm that they have the legal authority to grant the rights described in this policy.

2. Publishing Licence Granted to Impaxon

Upon acceptance for publication, authors grant Impaxon Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia, a non-exclusive, worldwide licence to publish, reproduce, distribute, archive, preserve, index, and communicate the article in all media and formats, and to identify itself as the original publisher.

This publishing licence enables Impaxon to maintain the scholarly record, assign persistent identifiers, distribute articles through recognised indexing services, and preserve published content for long-term access.

3. Creative Commons Licence

Unless otherwise stated, articles published by Impaxon are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

Under the CC BY 4.0 licence, anyone may copy, distribute, transmit, adapt, remix, transform, and build upon the published work for any lawful purpose, including commercial use, provided appropriate credit is given to the original author(s), the source is cited, a link to the licence is provided, and any modifications are clearly indicated.

4. Rights Retained by Authors

Authors may share, distribute, archive, reproduce, and promote their published articles without restriction, provided that appropriate citation is given to the published version and the licence terms are respected.

Authors may use their published work for teaching, presentations, institutional repositories, personal websites, research networking platforms where permitted, future books, theses, dissertations, and other scholarly activities.

5. Rights of Readers and Third Parties

Readers and third parties may access, download, print, copy, share, redistribute, translate, adapt, and reuse published articles in accordance with the terms of the applicable Creative Commons licence.

Appropriate attribution to the original authors, article, journal, and publisher must always be maintained.

6. Third-Party Material

Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce any third-party copyrighted material included in their manuscript where required by law.

Material that is not covered by the article's Creative Commons licence must include an appropriate credit line identifying any restrictions on reuse.

7. Author Responsibilities

Authors warrant that submitted work is original, does not infringe the intellectual property rights of others, and that all necessary permissions have been obtained before publication.

Authors remain responsible for the accuracy of the content, data, interpretations, and conclusions presented in their published work.

8. Publisher's Note

Impaxon remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps, institutional affiliations, and territorial designations appearing in published articles.

9. Disclaimer

The opinions, interpretations, findings, conclusions, and data presented in published articles are solely those of the respective authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of Impaxon, its editors, editorial board members, reviewers, or affiliated institutions.

Impaxon and its editorial team accept no responsibility for any loss, damage, or consequences arising from the use of information, methods, products, procedures, or opinions contained within published articles.

10. Changes to this Policy

Impaxon may revise this policy periodically to reflect developments in copyright law, Creative Commons licensing, international publishing standards, or publisher practices.