Copyright Policy
The Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (JMID) is committed to the principles of open access, author rights, and the responsible dissemination of scholarly knowledge. This Copyright Policy explains the ownership, licensing, and permitted use of articles published by JMID.
1. Open Access Commitment
JMID is an open access journal. All articles published by the journal are made freely available online immediately upon publication, allowing readers worldwide to access, read, download, share, and use the published scholarly content in accordance with the applicable license.
JMID believes that unrestricted access to scientific literature promotes the advancement of research, education, and public knowledge.
2. Copyright Ownership
Authors retain the copyright to their original work published in JMID.
Publication in the journal does not transfer copyright ownership from the authors to the journal or publisher. Authors retain the right to use and share their work, subject to the terms of the applicable Creative Commons license and any third-party copyright restrictions.
By submitting a manuscript to JMID, authors confirm that they have the necessary rights and permissions to submit and publish the work and that the manuscript does not knowingly infringe the copyright or other intellectual property rights of third parties.
3. Creative Commons License
Articles published by JMID are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).
Under this license, users are permitted to:
Share: Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
Adapt: Remix, transform, and build upon the material.
These rights are subject to the conditions of the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.
4. License Conditions
4.1. Attribution
Users must give appropriate credit to the original author(s), cite the published article, and identify JMID as the source of publication. Appropriate attribution should not suggest that the original authors, JMID, or the publisher endorse the user or the user's use of the material.
4.2. NonCommercial Use
Material published under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license may not be used for commercial purposes.
Any use that is primarily intended for or directed toward commercial advantage or monetary compensation requires permission from the relevant copyright holder where such permission is not otherwise granted by law.
4.3. Indication of Changes
If the material is modified, adapted, translated, or otherwise changed, users must clearly indicate that changes were made.
Users must not imply that the original authors or JMID endorse the modified material.
5. Third-Party Material
Some articles may contain material, including images, figures, tables, datasets, or other content, that is owned by third parties.
Such material may be subject to copyright or licensing terms different from the CC BY-NC 4.0 license. Users are responsible for determining whether separate permission is required before reusing third-party material.
Where applicable, third-party material will be identified by an appropriate credit or attribution statement in the published article.
6. Author Rights
Authors retain the right to:
share their published articles;
deposit their articles in institutional or subject repositories;
use their articles for teaching and educational purposes;
use their work in academic presentations and scholarly activities;
link to the published version of their article;
reuse their work in accordance with the CC BY-NC 4.0 license and applicable law.
Authors should ensure that any reuse of third-party material contained in their article complies with the relevant copyright restrictions.
7. Commercial Reuse
The CC BY-NC 4.0 license does not permit commercial use of JMID-published material without appropriate authorization.
Individuals or organizations wishing to use substantial portions of a JMID article for commercial purposes should contact the copyright holder and, where appropriate, obtain permission before such use.
8. Citation and Attribution
Any reuse, redistribution, quotation, adaptation, translation, or other permitted use of JMID content should include appropriate bibliographic attribution, including, where applicable:
the name(s) of the author(s);
the article title;
the Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases;
the publication year;
the article DOI; and
a reference to the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.
9. Copyright Infringement
JMID takes allegations of copyright infringement seriously. If a copyright holder believes that material published on the journal's website infringes their rights, they may contact the editorial or publishing office with sufficient information to enable the matter to be investigated.
Where appropriate, JMID may take corrective action, including correction, removal, or other measures consistent with applicable law and the journal's publication policies.
10. Relationship with Other Journal Policies
This Copyright Policy should be read together with JMID's License Information, Terms of Use, Self-Archiving Policy, Publication Ethics, Correction and Retraction Policy, and Privacy Policy.
Nothing in this policy is intended to limit any rights granted to authors or users under applicable copyright law or the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.
11. License Information
For the complete legal terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0), users should consult the official Creative Commons license.
License: CC BY-NC 4.0
