Copyright and Licensing
AL-MAQĀṢID: The International Journal of Maqāṣid Studies and Advanced Islamic Research (hereinafter referred to as "the Journal") adheres to the principles of copyright and licensing to protect the intellectual property rights of authors while facilitating the dissemination of scholarly research.
Copyright: Authors publishing in the Journal retain the copyright to their original work. This means that authors have the exclusive right to reproduce, distribute, and publicly display their articles. The Journal respects the intellectual contributions of authors and seeks to ensure that their rights are upheld.
Licensing: In pursuit of broad dissemination and utilization of scholarly research, the Journal adopts an open access model for publishing articles. Authors provide the Journal with a non-exclusive license to publish their articles under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial (CC BY-NC) license. This license permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the work non-commercially, and new creations must also acknowledge the original author(s) and the Journal as the source of publication.
By selecting the CC BY-NC license, authors ensure their work remains freely accessible and usable by readers globally, while restricting commercial use, thereby enhancing its impact and visibility within the scholarly community and beyond.
Permissions: Authors are responsible for obtaining all necessary permissions for copyrighted material used in their manuscripts, such as figures, tables, images, and excerpts of text. It is the author's responsibility to ensure that they have the right to reproduce any material not owned by them and to properly credit the original source(s) in their article.
The Journal encourages authors to adhere to ethical and legal standards regarding copyright and licensing and to respect the intellectual property rights of others.
For more information on copyright and licensing, authors are encouraged to refer to the Journal's author guidelines and consult with the editorial team if they have any questions or concerns.
AL-MAQĀṢID is committed to promoting responsible copyright practices and ensuring that authors' rights are upheld while facilitating the open access dissemination of scholarly research in the field of Maqāṣid Studies and Advanced Islamic Research.