Copyright and License
Last Updated: July 2026
Copyright Ownership
Articles: ETFLIN adopts an author-centric model. Authors retain the full copyright to their original articles, reviews, and any other contributions published in our journals. By submitting their work, authors grant ETFLIN a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual license to publish, reproduce, distribute, and archive the work in any format, language, or media. Please visit this page to understand our copyright terms.
Publisher Content: All other content—including but not limited to journal logos, website design, editorial branding, software components, database architecture, and proprietary editorial materials—remains the exclusive property of ETFLIN. These elements are protected by international copyright laws and may not be reproduced, modified, or used without express written permission from ETFLIN.
While authors hold these privileges, they remain fundamentally accountable for the originality and legality of their work, which includes the mandatory requirement to obtain all necessary permissions for any third-party content included in their submission.
Authors also agree that ETFLIN may preserve, archive, index, and distribute the published work through academic databases, journal platforms, and long-term digital preservation systems to ensure the accessibility and continuity of the scholarly record.
Licensing Policy
Unless otherwise specified on the individual article page, all articles published by ETFLIN are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. This license allows users to:
Share: Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
Adapt: Remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author.
Open Access Deposit
We maintain a highly progressive deposit policy to ensure the widest possible dissemination of scientific knowledge. ETFLIN places no restrictions on the self-archiving of research. Authors are encouraged to deposit all versions of their work, including the Preprint (pre-peer review), the Accepted Manuscript (post-peer review), or the final Version of Record (published PDF), in any institutional or subject-based repository of their choice at any time.
This immediate access policy supports the global transition toward open science and ensures that research remains accessible to the public and the wider academic community without embargo.
Deposited versions should include appropriate citation details and a link to the official publication on the ETFLIN platform whenever available to support accurate attribution and citation tracking.
Reuse of Creations
Educators and researchers are specifically encouraged to adapt and transform these materials to suit diverse teaching and learning contexts. Regarding commercial use, the specific scope of commercialization is defined by the authors within the Acknowledgment section of their published work, allowing them to tailor the reach of their intellectual property.
Any reuse of ETFLIN content must maintain appropriate academic attribution and should not imply endorsement by the original authors, editors, or publisher unless explicit permission has been granted.
Ethical Reuse Standards and Enforcement
The integrity of the content published by ETFLIN is protected by strict ethical standards. Any misrepresentation, plagiarism, or malicious misuse of ETFLIN content is absolutely prohibited.
We monitor the use of our published materials to ensure they are utilized in a manner that respects the original research and the creators involved. Serious violations of these ethical standards, including the failure to provide proper credit or the unauthorized commercialization of restricted works, may lead to severe administrative actions, including account suspension and the blacklisting of individuals from future publication opportunities within our network.
ETFLIN reserves the right to investigate suspected copyright violations, licensing abuse, or unethical redistribution of published materials. Where necessary, the publisher may request content removal, issue formal notices, or take appropriate administrative and legal measures to protect intellectual property rights and publication integrity.