Intellectual Property Policy

"Frontiers in Healthcare Research" respects the dissemination of knowledge and adheres to open-access principles, following the standards of the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) and the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Our Intellectual Property Policy ensures authors retain their rights while facilitating the sharing of knowledge.

  1. Creative Commons Licensing: We publish all articles under the CC BY license, which allows others to use and build upon the work, provided the original author is credited.
  2. Copyright Retention: Authors maintain copyright of their works, with the freedom to share and use their research, given proper attribution is made to their publication in our journal.
  3. First Publication Rights: By submitting to our journal, authors grant us the first right to publish their work, helping to spread their research to a broad audience while maintaining the integrity of the academic record.
  4. Attribution Standards: We adhere to stringent attribution standards to ensure authors' intellectual contributions are properly acknowledged in any subsequent use of their work.

Our policy promotes the rights of authors and the ethical sharing of information within the scientific community.