Copyright & Licensing

1. Copyright Ownership

Authors who publish their scholarly works in the International Journal of Linguasphere (LINGUASPHERE) retain copyright over their articles.

The journal recognizes authors as the copyright holders of their original scholarly contributions. Publication in LINGUASPHERE does not require authors to transfer copyright ownership to the publisher.

Authors remain responsible for ensuring that their manuscripts are original and that any third-party materials incorporated into their work are used with appropriate permission or legal authorization.

2. First Publication Rights

By submitting a manuscript for publication in LINGUASPHERE, authors agree that, upon acceptance and publication, the journal is granted the right of first publication.

Published articles are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Authors retain the right to enter into additional non-exclusive arrangements for the distribution of their published works, provided that the original publication in LINGUASPHERE is appropriately acknowledged.

3. Creative Commons License

Articles published in LINGUASPHERE are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Under this license, readers and other users may:

  • Share: Copy and redistribute the licensed material in any medium or format.

  • Adapt: Remix, transform, translate, and build upon the licensed material for noncommercial purposes.

These permissions are subject to the following conditions:

Attribution (BY): Users must provide appropriate credit to the original authors, acknowledge the publication source, provide a link to the license, and indicate whether changes have been made.

NonCommercial (NC): The licensed material may not be used for commercial purposes without separate permission from the relevant rights holder.

No Additional Restrictions: Users may not impose legal terms or technological measures that restrict others from exercising the permissions granted by the license.

The full license terms are available at:

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

4. Author Rights

Authors retain the right to:

  • Be identified and acknowledged as the creators of their scholarly works.

  • Share and disseminate their published articles in accordance with the applicable license.

  • Deposit their works in institutional or other appropriate scholarly repositories.

  • Incorporate their published research into subsequent scholarly works, subject to proper acknowledgment and applicable third-party rights.

  • Enter into additional non-exclusive distribution arrangements that acknowledge the original publication in LINGUASPHERE.

These rights are exercised in accordance with the journal's publication agreement and the applicable Creative Commons license.

5. Self-Archiving Policy

LINGUASPHERE permits authors to archive the following versions of their manuscripts:

Preprint: The version of a manuscript before peer review.

Postprint: The version of a manuscript accepted for publication following peer review.

Authors may deposit these versions on personal websites, institutional repositories, or other appropriate scholarly platforms.

When a deposited manuscript has subsequently been published in LINGUASPHERE, authors should provide the complete bibliographic citation and a link to the published version whenever available.

6. Third-Party Copyrighted Materials

Authors are responsible for obtaining permission when necessary to reproduce copyrighted materials, including figures, tables, images, extended textual extracts, and other protected content.

Material owned by third parties is not automatically covered by an article's Creative Commons license unless the relevant rights permit such licensing.

Authors must clearly identify any third-party content that is excluded from the applicable article license.

7. Commercial Reuse

The CC BY-NC 4.0 license permits noncommercial sharing and adaptation of published materials subject to attribution requirements.

Commercial reuse that falls outside the permissions of the license requires separate authorization from the relevant copyright holder.

Requests concerning commercial reuse should be directed to the appropriate rights holder.

8. Relationship to the Open Access Policy

LINGUASPHERE provides immediate open access to its published scholarly content.

Readers may access published articles without subscription fees or access charges.

Copyright ownership, publication rights, and permissions for reuse are governed by the journal's Copyright Notice and the applicable CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

Authors and readers are encouraged to consult the journal's Open Access Policy for additional information.

9. Copyright and Licensing Statement

Copyright Holder: Author(s)

Publisher: Universitas Negeri Surabaya (UNESA), Indonesia

First Publication Rights: International Journal of Linguasphere (LINGUASPHERE)

License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)

License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Self-Archiving: Preprint and postprint permitted.