Copyright & License

Authors who choose to publish their work with this journal agree to the following terms and conditions, designed to protect their rights while promoting broad dissemination and ethical sharing of scholarly content:

1. Copyright Ownership
   Authors retain full copyright ownership of their published work. This means that authors maintain the legal rights to their intellectual property and control over how their work is used beyond the journal publication.

2. Right of First Publication
   Authors grant the journal the right of first publication. This enables the journal to be recognized as the original venue where the work was made publicly available. The journal commits to publishing the work with integrity and ensuring its discoverability.

3. Creative Commons Licensing
   Upon publication, the work is simultaneously licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC) License. This license allows others to freely share, copy, and redistribute the material in any medium or format for non-commercial purposes, provided they give appropriate credit to the authors and cite the journal as the original place of publication. This facilitates wider dissemination of knowledge while protecting the authors' work from unauthorized commercial use.

4. Additional Distribution Rights
   Authors retain the right to enter into separate, additional agreements for the non-exclusive distribution of the published version of their work. Examples include depositing the article in institutional or subject-specific repositories, sharing it on personal or organizational websites, or including it in edited volumes or books. In all such cases, authors are required to acknowledge the original publication in this journal to preserve proper citation and credit.

5. Preprint and Online Sharing Encouragement
   Authors are encouraged and permitted to share their manuscript online prior to formal submission and during the peer-review process. Posting preprints on institutional repositories, preprint servers, or personal websites promotes early dissemination and community feedback. This practice often enhances the visibility of the research, leading to faster engagement and increased citation counts upon formal publication.

6. Ethical Considerations
   While sharing and reuse are encouraged under the specified license, authors should ensure that any distribution respects ethical standards, including proper citation, avoidance of plagiarism, and adherence to privacy and confidentiality requirements related to the research content.

7. Permissions and Commercial Use
   For any commercial reuse or reproduction beyond the scope of the Creative Commons license, third parties must seek permission from the authors or the journal. This protects authors from unauthorized commercial exploitation while allowing for legitimate academic and educational uses.

By agreeing to publish with the Scientific Journal of Health Sciences Stikes Mataram, authors contribute to an open and collaborative academic environment that balances author rights with broad accessibility, fostering the advancement of science and knowledge dissemination worldwide.