Author Rights & Licensing

Overview

Veridion Press is committed to protecting author rights while ensuring the responsible dissemination, accessibility, and preservation of scholarly work. We believe authors should retain meaningful control over their intellectual output while enabling lawful reuse, citation, and academic engagement.

This page outlines:

  • Author rights before and after publication
  • Licensing options offered by Veridion Press
  • Reuse, sharing, and archiving permissions

Author Ownership of Copyright

Unless otherwise stated, authors retain copyright in their work published with Veridion Press.

By publishing with Veridion Press, authors grant the publisher a non-exclusive license to:

  • Publish, reproduce, and distribute the work
  • Identify Veridion Press as the original publisher
  • Archive and preserve the work in digital repositories
  • Promote the work for scholarly and academic purposes

Authors remain free to reuse their work in accordance with the selected license.

Licensing Options

Veridion Press supports standardized, internationally recognized licensing frameworks, primarily through Creative Commons (CC) licenses.

Commonly Used Licenses

CC BY (Attribution)
  • Allows redistribution, adaptation, and commercial use
  • Requires appropriate credit to the author and source
  • Recommended by many research funders
CC BY-NC (Attribution–NonCommercial)
  • Allows reuse and adaptation for non-commercial purposes
  • Commercial reuse requires additional permission
CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivatives)
  • Allows sharing without modification
  • No commercial reuse or derivative works permitted

The applicable license is clearly indicated on each published article or chapter.

License Selection

  • License selection is made after acceptance
  • Some journals or funding mandates may require specific licenses
  • Authors should verify funder open access requirements before selection

Veridion Press does not impose a license that conflicts with legitimate funder or institutional mandates.

Author Reuse Rights

Authors may, without prior permission:

  • Share the published version on personal websites
  • Deposit the work in institutional or subject repositories
  • Use the work for teaching, presentations, or academic lectures
  • Reuse content in future books, theses, or collected works (with citation)

Proper citation of the original publication is required.

Self-Archiving & Repository Use

Veridion Press supports green open access and responsible self-archiving.

Authors may deposit:

  • Accepted manuscripts (AAM)
  • Published versions (where license permits)

in:

  • Institutional repositories
  • Subject-specific repositories
  • Non-commercial academic platforms

Repository metadata must acknowledge Veridion Press as the publisher.

Third-Party Content

Authors are responsible for obtaining permission for any third-party material (e.g., images, tables, figures) not covered by fair use or open licenses.

Documentation of permissions must be provided prior to publication.

Attribution & Citation Requirements

All reuse of published material must include:

  • Author name(s)
  • Title of the work
  • Journal or book title
  • Publisher (Veridion Press)
  • DOI or permanent link (where available)

Ethical & Policy Alignment

Veridion Press aligns its author rights and licensing practices with the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

We support:

  • Transparency in rights management
  • Ethical reuse of scholarly content
  • Protection against unauthorized exploitation

Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Text and Data Mining

Where permitted by license, published content may be used for:

  • Text and data mining
  • Non-commercial AI research and training
  • Computational analysis

Any AI-based reuse must comply with the selected license and applicable laws.

Changes to Licensing Post-Publication

License changes after publication are generally not permitted, except where required by law or funder mandate.

Requests must be submitted in writing and are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Contact for Rights & Licensing Queries

For questions related to copyright, licensing, or reuse permissions:

📧 Email: contact@veridionpress.org