Copyright Policy for Health Sciences Australia (HSA)

ISSN: 2982-2181 (Online)

 

  1. Copyright Ownership

All articles published in *Health Sciences Australia (HSA)* are subject to copyright laws. The authors retain the copyright of their work but grant *Health Sciences Australia* the exclusive right to publish, reproduce, and distribute their articles in any medium, including digital and print formats. Authors are responsible for ensuring that their work does not infringe upon any existing copyrights.

 

  1. Licensing

All published articles in *HSA* are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY), which allows others to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the work, even commercially, as long as proper credit is given to the original author(s).

 

  1. Permissions

Authors must obtain written permission for the use of any third-party content in their work, such as images, tables, or figures that are not their own, prior to submission. Proper attribution must be provided in the manuscript, and the relevant permissions must be included upon submission.

 

  1. Author Rights

Authors retain the following rights:

- To use their work for personal purposes, such as for their own educational or professional use, in theses, or for presentations.

- To share the pre-published version of their manuscript (preprint) in institutional repositories or personal websites, acknowledging that the final published version resides with *Health Sciences Australia*.

- To reuse their own published work for subsequent publications, provided proper citation is given to the original work published in *HSA*.

 

  1. Fair Use

Authors and users of *Health Sciences Australia* content must comply with the *Fair Use* provisions under the Australian Copyright Act 1968. This includes the reproduction of portions of copyrighted works for the purpose of research, study, criticism, review, and reporting news, provided due acknowledgment is given to the source.

 

  1. Plagiarism and Copyright Infringement

*Health Sciences Australia* does not tolerate plagiarism or copyright infringement in any form. All submitted manuscripts are screened for plagiarism, and authors are required to ensure that all citations and references are properly credited. If plagiarism or infringement is detected, the article will be rejected or retracted, and legal actions may be pursued.

 

  1. Institutional Repository and Archiving

Authors are encouraged to deposit their published articles in institutional or subject-specific repositories. *HSA* also ensures long-term digital preservation of published articles through appropriate archiving systems to maintain the accessibility and integrity of the scholarly record.

 

  1. Copyright Transfer Agreement

Upon acceptance of their manuscript for publication, authors are required to sign a Copyright Transfer Agreement that grants *Health Sciences Australia* the rights to distribute and reproduce the work, while allowing authors to retain their ownership rights under the conditions specified above.

 

By submitting to *Health Sciences Australia*, authors agree to adhere to these copyright policies and ensure compliance with Australian copyright standards.

HSA by Health Sciences Australia is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0