The International Journal of Pesantren Studies (INJOPS) is an open-access scholarly journal. Authors retain copyright in their original works, while articles published in the journal are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This policy governs copyright ownership, publication rights, and the permitted use and redistribution of published articles.

1. Copyright Ownership

Copyright in articles published by INJOPS remains with the respective authors. Authors are not required to transfer copyright ownership to the journal or its publisher as a condition of publication.

Authors retain their rights as copyright holders, subject to the publication agreement and the permissions granted under the applicable open-access license. They remain responsible for the originality of their work and for ensuring that the manuscript does not infringe the intellectual property rights of others.

2. Right of First Publication

By agreeing to publish an accepted manuscript in INJOPS, authors grant the journal a non-exclusive right of first publication. This authorises INJOPS to publish, reproduce, preserve, and disseminate the article through its official publication platform and associated scholarly dissemination services.

The right of first publication does not constitute a transfer of copyright. Authors remain entitled to distribute and reuse their work in accordance with the CC BY 4.0 license and any separate agreements that do not conflict with the rights already granted.

3. Creative Commons License

Articles published in INJOPS are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). The license permits users to access, copy, reproduce, distribute, translate, adapt, and build upon the licensed material in any medium or format, including for commercial purposes, provided that the conditions of the license are fulfilled.

The permissions granted under CC BY 4.0 are irrevocable provided that users comply with the license terms. No separate permission from INJOPS is required for uses already authorised by the license.

4. Permitted Use and Redistribution

Under the CC BY 4.0 license, readers and other users may:

• Read, download, copy, and distribute published articles without seeking additional permission.
• Reproduce and share articles in institutional repositories, academic databases, teaching materials, and other publications.
• Translate, adapt, summarise, and develop derivative works based on the published material.
• Reuse published materials for research, teaching, scholarly communication, and commercial purposes.
• Undertake computational analysis, including text and data mining, where permitted by the license and applicable law.

Users may not impose additional legal or technological restrictions that prevent others from exercising the rights granted by the license.

5. Attribution Requirements

Anyone sharing or adapting material published under CC BY 4.0 must comply with the license's attribution requirements. Where supplied, appropriate attribution includes:

• Identification of the original author or authors and other designated attribution parties.
• Retention of the applicable copyright and license notices.
• A link or reference to the original published material, where reasonably practicable.
• A link to the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
• A clear indication of any modifications made to the original material.

Attribution must not suggest that the original authors, INJOPS, or its publisher endorse a particular reuse, adaptation, product, or organisation. Academic users are also encouraged to provide complete bibliographic citations to preserve the traceability of the original scholarship.

6. Author Self-Archiving and Reuse

Authors may deposit and distribute the published version of their articles in institutional or disciplinary repositories, personal websites, academic profiles, and other scholarly platforms without an embargo imposed by INJOPS.

When sharing the published version, authors should identify INJOPS as the journal of first publication and provide a complete citation and a link to the article's official publication page or DOI, where available.

7. Third-Party Materials

Authors must obtain the necessary rights or permissions for copyrighted material belonging to third parties when such permission is required. This may include photographs, illustrations, tables, manuscript reproductions, archival images, and other materials incorporated into an article.

Third-party material that is not covered by the article's CC BY 4.0 license must be clearly identified through an appropriate credit line or rights statement. Users wishing to reuse such material must comply with the applicable terms or obtain permission from the relevant rights holder where necessary.

The presence of third-party material in an open-access article does not automatically establish that the authors or the journal possess authority to license that material for unrestricted reuse.

8. Copyright and Research Integrity

Open licensing does not remove the obligation to acknowledge intellectual contributions accurately. Reuse permitted under CC BY 4.0 must remain consistent with applicable attribution requirements, while academic presentation must also comply with standards of citation, research integrity, and responsible scholarly communication.

Plagiarism, misrepresentation of authorship, fabricated citations, misleading alterations, and the presentation of adapted material as an unmodified original remain matters of scholarly integrity. Such concerns are addressed under the journal's Publication Ethics policy.

9. Licensing Information and Policy Application

The copyright and licensing information displayed with each published article identifies its applicable rights and reuse conditions. Authors and readers should consult the license notice associated with the article, particularly where material is subject to a separate third-party rights statement.

Questions concerning copyright ownership, licensing, permission to reproduce third-party content, or the interpretation of this policy may be directed to the INJOPS editorial office through the journal's official communication channels.