Copyright Policy

The Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Finance (JOCAF) is committed to upholding strong standards of intellectual property protection while promoting wide dissemination of scholarly work through an open access publishing model.

Copyright Ownership

Authors publishing in JOCAF retain the copyright of their manuscripts. However, by submitting and publishing in the journal, authors agree to grant the journal the following rights:

  • The right of first publication of the article
  • The right to publish, distribute, and archive the final published version
  • The right to identify JOCAF as the original publisher

Licensing Agreement

All published articles in JOCAF are distributed under the:

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

Under this license:

  • Users are free to read, download, copy, share, and adapt the work
  • Proper attribution must be given to the original authors and source
  • Content may be used for non-commercial purposes only
  • Commercial use requires prior permission from the copyright holder or publisher

Author Rights

Authors are permitted to:

  • Retain full intellectual property rights to their work
  • Deposit pre-print, accepted, or published versions in institutional or subject repositories
  • Share their work on academic platforms and personal websites, provided proper citation is given
  • Use their published material in future academic books, lectures, or research compilations

User Rights

Users of JOCAF content are allowed to:

  • Access all published articles freely and without restriction
  • Share and redistribute articles for academic and educational purposes
  • Reuse figures, tables, and excerpts with proper citation
  • Build upon published work for research and scholarly activities

All reuse must comply with the terms of the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

Restrictions

Without explicit permission from the publisher or copyright holder, users may not:

  • Use JOCAF content for commercial purposes
  • Sell, license, or monetize published materials
  • Misrepresent or alter authors’ findings in a misleading manner
  • Remove attribution or citation information

Publisher Rights

The journal retains the right to:

  • Ensure proper attribution and citation of published work
  • Maintain the integrity of the published version of record
  • Archive and preserve all published content for long-term accessibility
  • Take action against copyright infringement or misuse of content

Ethical Compliance

JOCAF adheres to international publishing ethics and copyright standards, ensuring that all published works respect intellectual property rights, academic integrity, and responsible knowledge dissemination.