Copyright and License

Journal of Maritime Business Management (JMBM) recognizes and respects the intellectual property rights of authors. The journal's copyright and licensing policy is designed to protect authors' rights while supporting the broad dissemination, sharing, and reuse of published scholarly works.

1. Copyright Ownership

Copyright of articles published in Journal of Maritime Business Management (JMBM) is retained by the authors. Authors maintain ownership of the intellectual property rights to their published works, subject to the terms of the applicable publication license.

2. Author Rights

Authors retain the right to share, distribute, and disseminate their published work in accordance with the applicable Creative Commons license. Authors may also use their work for academic, educational, and research purposes, provided that the applicable licensing conditions are respected.

3. Creative Commons License

All articles published by JMBM are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, unless otherwise stated. This license permits others to copy, redistribute, remix, transform, and build upon the published work for any purpose, including commercial purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s), a link to the license is provided, and any changes made to the work are indicated.

4. Rights of Readers and Third Parties

Readers and third parties may access, download, copy, share, and reuse published articles in accordance with the terms of the applicable Creative Commons license. Any use or redistribution of the published material must provide appropriate attribution to the original author(s) and acknowledge the source of publication.

5. Third-Party Materials

Authors are responsible for ensuring that any third-party materials, including figures, tables, images, datasets, or other copyrighted content included in their manuscripts, are used with appropriate permission or under a license that permits such use. Third-party materials may be subject to copyright or licensing conditions that differ from those applied to the article as a whole.

Journal of Maritime Business Management (JMBM) is committed to protecting authors' intellectual property rights while promoting responsible access, sharing, and reuse of scholarly research in accordance with the applicable copyright and licensing terms.