Copyright Policy

Copyright, Open Access, and Licensing Policy
The IOASD Journal of Business and Management Studies is committed to promoting unrestricted access to high-quality scholarly research in the fields of business, management, commerce, economics, finance, entrepreneurship, and allied disciplines. As an open-access journal, all published articles are freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication, without subscription fees or registration requirements.

Open Access Policy
IOASDJBMS follows a full open-access publishing model to ensure the widest possible dissemination of scientific and academic knowledge. Readers may access, read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and share published articles without financial, legal, or technical restrictions, subject to the terms of the journal’s licensing policy.

Licensing Terms
All content published in IOASDJBMS is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) License.

Under this license, users are permitted to copy, redistribute, remix, transform, and build upon the published material for non-commercial purposes, provided that:

·       Appropriate credit is given to the author(s) and the journal;

·       A link to the license is provided;

·       Any modifications or adaptations are clearly indicated; and

·       The material is not used for commercial purposes without prior permission.

Copyright Ownership
Authors retain the copyright of their published manuscripts. By submitting and publishing their work in IOASDJBMS, authors grant the publisher a non-exclusive license to edit, publish, reproduce, archive, and disseminate the work in electronic and print formats as part of the official scholarly record.

Author Rights
Authors retain the following rights after publication:

·       The right to use their work for educational and research purposes;

·       The right to deposit the published version of the article in institutional repositories, personal websites, or academic networking platforms with proper citation;

·       The right to reuse figures, tables, and portions of the work in future publications authored by them; and

·       The right to authorize or deny commercial reuse of their published content.

Commercial Reuse
Any commercial use, reproduction, distribution, or sale of articles published in IOASDJBMS by third parties requires prior written permission from the copyright holder(s). Commercial organizations or entities seeking reuse permissions must contact the journal administration before using any published material for commercial purposes.

Archiving and Accessibility
The journal supports the long-term preservation and accessibility of scholarly content through digital archiving, indexing systems, and repository inclusion. All published articles remain permanently accessible as part of the journal’s academic record.

Author Declaration
By submitting a manuscript to IOASDJBMS, authors confirm that:

·       The submitted work is original and has not been published elsewhere;

·       The manuscript does not infringe upon any copyright, intellectual property, or ethical rights of third parties; and

·       The submission complies with the journal’s publication ethics, copyright, and open-access policies.