Copyright Policy

The International Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Communication Networks (IJAICN) is committed to protecting the intellectual property rights of authors while ensuring the ethical dissemination of scholarly research. All manuscripts submitted to the journal must comply with international copyright laws, publication ethics, and accepted scholarly publishing standards. 

Author Copyright Declaration

By submitting a manuscript to IJAICN, the author(s) confirm that:

·       The submitted work is original and has not been previously published in the same form elsewhere.

·       The manuscript is not under consideration for publication in any other journal at the time of submission.

·       The work does not contain any unlawful, defamatory, plagiarized, or misleading material and does not infringe upon any copyright, trademark, patent, or proprietary rights of third parties.

·       Any excerpts, figures, tables, images, datasets, or materials taken from copyrighted works are included only with proper permission from the copyright holder and appropriate acknowledgment.

The corresponding author is responsible for obtaining the consent of all co-authors and ensuring that all authors approve the final version of the manuscript submitted for publication.

Once a manuscript is accepted for publication, authors are requested not to withdraw the paper except under exceptional circumstances and only with the approval of the editorial office.

Author Rights

Authors publishing in IJAICN retain important rights regarding their scholarly work, including:

·       The right to use all or part of the article (including figures, tables, graphs, and data) in future works such as books, lectures, academic presentations, theses, or educational materials, provided proper acknowledgment is given to the journal as the original source of publication.

·       The right to retain patent, trademark, and other intellectual property rights related to their research work.

·       The right to make copies of the article for personal use, educational purposes, institutional repositories, or academic sharing, provided such copies are not used for commercial sale or unauthorized distribution.

Authors are encouraged to share and promote their published research to maximize academic visibility and citation impact while acknowledging IJAICN as the original publisher.

Rights Granted to the Journal

To enable publication, indexing, preservation, and dissemination of scholarly work, authors grant IJAICN the right to:

·       Publish, reproduce, archive, and distribute the article in print, electronic, online, and digital formats.

·       Index and preserve the article in databases, repositories, digital libraries, and academic platforms.

·       Allow the article to be accessed, shared, cited, and distributed globally in accordance with the journal’s open-access and publication policies.

These rights ensure that the research work can be widely disseminated, permanently archived, and preserved for future academic and scientific use.

Plagiarism and Ethical Compliance

All manuscripts submitted to IJAICN undergo strict plagiarism screening and ethical evaluation. Authors must ensure that their work adheres to the highest standards of academic integrity and ethical research practices.

·       Any manuscript found to contain plagiarized, copied, manipulated, or fabricated content will be immediately rejected.

·       If plagiarism, unethical conduct, or research misconduct is discovered after publication, the journal reserves the right to retract the article and take appropriate editorial action.

·       Authors responsible for confirmed plagiarism or ethical violations may be restricted from submitting manuscripts to the journal for a specified period.

Authors must ensure that their research complies with accepted ethical standards regarding originality, proper citation, data authenticity, and acknowledgment of sources.

Responsibility and Legal Compliance

All authors are solely responsible for ensuring that their submitted work complies with international copyright regulations, intellectual property laws, and academic publishing standards. Authors must ensure that all necessary permissions have been obtained for the use of copyrighted materials, figures, images, datasets, software, or third-party content.

The Publisher, Editors, Reviewers, and Editorial Board of the International Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Communication Networks (IJAICN) shall not be held responsible for any copyright violations, legal disputes, ethical misconduct, or intellectual property claims arising from the content of published articles.

Any claims related to copyright infringement, plagiarism, authorship disputes, or intellectual property rights shall remain the sole responsibility of the authors in accordance with applicable international laws and regulations.

Disclaimer

The opinions, interpretations, methodologies, and conclusions expressed in articles published in IJAICN are solely those of the respective authors. The publisher, editors, reviewers, and editorial board do not assume responsibility for the accuracy, reliability, or legality of the published content, nor for any legal or ethical issues arising from the material published in the journal.

Any disputes related to copyright, intellectual property, publication ethics, or research misconduct shall be addressed according to applicable international laws, institutional policies, and accepted academic publishing standards.

The International Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Communication Networks (IJAICN) is dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of ethical publishing, intellectual property protection, transparency, and academic integrity in all its publications.