Copyright Policy

Sahel Almarifah Journal for Humanities and Applied Sciences

1. Ownership Rights

Authors retain full copyright of their published scientific works.

The journal holds first publication rights for accepted research.

Copyright remains with the authors permanently.

2. Authors’ Usage Rights

After publication, authors are allowed to:

Use their research in academic or professional projects.

Include the work in dissertations or personal publications.

Publish the research on their personal or institutional websites.

Deposit a copy in open or institutional academic repositories.

3. Authors’ Commitments

By submitting a manuscript for publication, authors confirm:

The work is original and has not been previously published.

They have obtained all necessary permissions to use copyrighted materials (e.g., images, tables).

They will cite the journal as the original source if the content is reused.

4. Journal Rights

Sahel Almarifah Journal reserves the right to:

Publish the research in the assigned issue.

Index and include the research in scientific databases.

Distribute printed or electronic versions.

License the article under the adopted Open Access Policy.

5. Exceptions and Restrictions

The article may not be fully republished in another journal without permission.

Using journal content for commercial purposes is prohibited without authorization.

Written permission is required to fully reproduce the scientific content.

6. Citation and Referencing Conditions

Content from the journal may be used and cited under the following conditions:

Mentioning the author’s name(s).

Including the title of the article.

Stating the journal name.

Indicating issue number and year of publication.

Providing the DOI or permanent link, if available.

7. Violations and Actions

The journal reserves the right to take legal or editorial actions in case of copyright violations, including:

Withdrawing the article from the archive and website.

Banning the author from future publication in the journal.

Notifying the academic institution or funding body of the breach.

8. Additional Licensing

Authors may choose to apply additional Creative Commons licenses, such as:

CC BY (Attribution only)

CC BY-SA (Attribution and Share Alike)

9. Policy Modifications

The journal reserves the right to modify the copyright policy in accordance with current publishing trends.

Changes apply only to works published after the date of the update, with prior notice given to authors.

10. Communication and Inquiries

For inquiries about copyright or to request permission to reuse content, please contact the journal via the official email.