Copyright and License

1. Introduction

The Journal of Green Engineering for Sustainability (Greeners) is committed to the principles of Open Access and the broad dissemination of scientific research. This Copyright Notice outlines the terms under which articles are published in GREENERS, emphasizing the retention of copyright by authors and the Creative Commons license governing the use of published works. Our goal is to protect authors' rights while ensuring that their research can be freely accessed, shared, and developed by the global academic community and the general public.

2. Copyright Ownership

  • Authors who publish their articles in the Journal of Green Engineering for Sustainability (Greeners) retain full copyright over their works.

  • GREENERS does not require authors to transfer their copyright to the journal or its publisher, Universitas Universal. Authors grant GREENERS a license for first publication.

3. Publishing License and User Rights

All articles published in GREENERS are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license.

This license grants users, including readers and the general public, the freedom to:

  • Share: Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, including commercial purposes.

  • Adapt: Remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, including commercial purposes.

These freedoms cannot be revoked by the licensor as long as users comply with the following license terms:

  • Attribution: Users must provide appropriate credit to the authors and GREENERS as the original publication source, include a link to the original article and the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, and indicate whether any changes have been made to the material. Attribution may be provided in any reasonable manner, but it must not suggest that the authors or GREENERS endorse the user or the use of the material.

  • ShareAlike: If the material is remixed, transformed, or built upon, the resulting adaptation must be distributed under the same license, namely CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • No Additional Restrictions: Users may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from exercising the freedoms permitted by this license.

Full information about the CC BY-SA 4.0 license is available at the following link: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

This licensing policy aims to expand access to research findings and encourage the use, adaptation, and dissemination of scholarly works, including for commercial purposes, while ensuring appropriate attribution and the application of the same license to adapted materials.

4. Authors' Rights to Reuse Their Own Works

Authors retain the right to reuse their works published in GREENERS in accordance with applicable copyright provisions and the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license.

These rights include, but are not limited to:

  • Publishing copies of their published articles on personal websites, institutional websites, or institutional and other repositories.

  • Reusing, reproducing, adapting, or developing part or all of their articles in other works, such as book chapters, review articles, or other scholarly publications, provided that appropriate attribution to the original publication in GREENERS is given.

  • Using their articles for teaching, learning, research, or internal institutional activities.

  • Presenting their articles at scholarly meetings, seminars, or conferences and distributing copies.

  • Sharing, distributing, and adapting their articles for both non-commercial and commercial purposes, provided that the terms of the CC BY-SA 4.0 license are followed.

5. Copyright of Peer Review Reports

  • Peer reviewers who provide reports on manuscripts submitted to GREENERS retain copyright over their review reports.

  • GREENERS maintains the confidentiality of the peer review process. Review reports are shared with authors in an anonymous format (under our double-blind peer review system) to help improve manuscripts.

6. Disclaimer

The views and opinions expressed in articles published in the Journal of Green Engineering for Sustainability (Greeners) are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of GREENERS, its Editorial Board, or its publisher, the Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Universal. GREENERS and its publisher disclaim any responsibility or liability for any material contained in published articles.

7. Copyright Enforcement

Although authors retain copyright, GREENERS is committed to helping protect authors' rights and will make efforts to address any cases of plagiarism or copyright infringement involving articles published in the journal, in accordance with its publication ethics policies and COPE guidelines.

8. Contact for Copyright Inquiries

For questions or clarification regarding copyright, licensing, or permissions related to articles published in Greeners, please contact:

Editorial Office
Journal of Green Engineering for Sustainability (Greeners)
Faculty of Engineering
Universitas Universal
Universitas Universal Campus, Batam, Riau Islands, Indonesia
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://journal.uvers.ac.id/index.php/greeners

This Copyright Notice is intended to provide clarity and ensure that all parties understand their rights and responsibilities regarding materials published in the Journal of Green Engineering for Sustainability.