Licensing, Copyright, and Author Self-Archiving Policy

Purpose

The purpose of this policy is to define how Nitee Publication manages licensing, copyright, and author self‑archiving in order to ensure transparency, protect author rights, and promote the widest possible dissemination of scholarly work. By adopting the Creative Commons Attribution‑NonCommercial (CC BY‑NC 4.0) license, Nitee Publication guarantees that research outputs remain freely accessible for non‑commercial use while safeguarding the integrity of authorship. This policy also establishes clear self‑archiving rights, enabling authors to deposit their work in OAI‑compliant repositories, thereby supporting long‑term preservation, global discoverability, and compliance with Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) standards.

Licensing

All articles published by Nitee Publication are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.

Under this license, users are free to:

• Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
• Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material

As long as the following terms are respected:

• Attribution — Appropriate credit must be given, a link to the license provided, and any changes indicated. Attribution must not suggest endorsement by the publisher or author.
• NonCommercial — The material may not be used for commercial purposes.
• No additional restrictions — Legal terms or technological measures that restrict others from doing anything the license permits may not be applied.

Full details of the license can be found here: Full details of the license can be found here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/deed.en

Copyright Policy

All articles published by Nitee Publication are distributed under the Creative Commons license. Authors retain the copyright of their work and are not required to transfer copyright to the journal. However, authors grant Nitee Publication a license to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher.

Author Self-Archiving

Nitee Publication is a green journal, allowing authors to self-archive:

• Pre-print versions (submitted manuscripts before peer review)
• Post-print versions (accepted manuscripts after peer review)
• Publisher’s version/PDF (final published article)

Authors may deposit these versions in any OAI-compliant institutional or subject-based repository, ensuring wider dissemination, visibility, and long-term preservation of their work.