Copyright Notice

The Gomal Journal of Life Sciences (GJLS) is an open-access journal dedicated to the global distribution of scientific research through a clear and legally sound copyright structure. The following policies outline the copyright and licensing terms for content published in the journal.

Copyright Ownership

  • Authors retain copyright of their published work.

  • Upon acceptance, authors grant Gomal Journal of Life Sciences (GJLS) a non-exclusive license to publish, distribute, and preserve their article.

  • Authors may freely share, distribute, and reproduce their work in any format, provided appropriate credit is given to the original publication in GJLS.

Licensing Policy

  • All articles published in GJLS are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

  • Under this license, users are permitted to:

    • Share – copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.

    • Adapt – remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, including commercial use.

    • Attribution – proper credit must be provided to the original work published in GJLS, including a link to the license and an indication of any changes made.

For more information, please visit: Creative Commons License

Author Rights

  • Authors may deposit their published articles in institutional repositories, personal websites, or other online archives.

  • Authors are encouraged to share their published articles on academic platforms such as ResearchGate, Academia.edu, and Google Scholar to increase the visibility of their research.

  • Authors may reuse figures, tables, and text from their articles in future works, provided the original publication in GJLS is properly cited.

Third-Party Content

  • Authors are responsible for ensuring that any third-party content (e.g., images, tables, or text excerpts) included in their manuscript complies with copyright regulations. Written permission must be obtained for reproduction if required.

Publisher Rights

  • GJLS retains the right to maintain and archive all published content in digital repositories, indexing databases, and long-term preservation systems such as the PKP Preservation Network (PN) and CLOCKSS.

  • The journal guarantees the perpetual availability of its articles, including in the event that GJLS ceases publication.

Plagiarism and Copyright Infringement

  • Authors must submit original research free from plagiarism.

  • Any claims of copyright infringement or plagiarism will be investigated in accordance with the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

For detailed ethical guidelines, please refer to: