Copyrights and Licensing Policies

Copyright Policy

Author(s) retain the copyright of the published papers and grant to the publisher the non-exclusive right to publish the article, to be cited as its original publisher in case of reuse, and to distribute it in all forms and media. Publisher and source must be acknowledged and a link must be made to the article's DOI.

Accepted articles will be published on Arashi Journal of Metals & Material Sciences website and may be uploaded to other online archives or the author's pages on other academic indexing platforms. The editors may also disseminate announcements, news, and articles connected to the published papers on the journal's social media accounts.

Licensing Policy

Authors retain copyright and guarantee Arashi Journal of Metals & Material Sciences the right to be the first publication of the work.

The Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY) shall apply to all articles published in Arashi Journal of Metals & Material Sciences. In order to reflect updates to the CC-BY license the publisher reserves the right to update its Copyright Policy and License Agreement.

Arashi Journal of Metals & Material Sciences is an Open Access journal, which mean that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher.

Self-archiving  policy

Authors of articles published in Arashi Journal of Metals & Material Sciences are permitted to self-archive the post print and published version without embargo. Articles may be placed on:

- The author's personal website.
- The author's company/institutional repository or archive.
- Subject-based repositories.

Obtaining Permissions for Reproducing Published Material

Authors must secure permission to reproduce any published material (figures, schemes, tables, or any text extracts) that is not in the public domain or for which they do not hold the copyright. This permission should be obtained from the copyright holder, typically the publisher. Refer to the imprint of the specific publication to identify the copyright holder.

Permission is required for:

  • Your own works published by other publishers if you did not retain the copyright.
  • Significant extracts from anyone’s works or multiple works.
  • Use of tables, graphs, charts, schemes, and artworks, regardless of whether they are unaltered or slightly modified.
  • Photographs for which you do not own the copyright.

To prevent delays in the publication process, authors should start obtaining permissions as early as possible. If there is any uncertainty regarding copyright, it is essential to apply for permission. The Arashi Journal of Metals and Material Sciences cannot publish material from other publications without the appropriate permissions.