Copyright Statement

The Partners Journal of Health Care is committed to ensuring the proper attribution and distribution of intellectual property in all its published articles. To maintain the integrity of the scholarly record and promote the free exchange of knowledge, the journal adheres to a transparent and clear copyright policy.

1. Copyright Ownership

Upon acceptance of a manuscript, authors retain the copyright to their work. The authors grant the Partners Journal of Health Care a license to publish their article and make it available online. This allows the journal to distribute the article under an open access model and ensures the research is freely available to the global community.

2. Open Access License

Articles published in the Partners Journal of Health Care are published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license. This license allows:

  • Users to freely share, distribute, and adapt the work, including for commercial purposes, as long as the original authors and source are properly credited.

  • Authors to retain the right to reuse their own work in future research, lectures, or publications.

The CC BY license ensures that the work is accessible to all and can be reused, as long as appropriate attribution is given to the original authors.

3. Permitted Uses

Under the CC BY license, the following uses are permitted:

  • Reproduction: The article can be copied, printed, or distributed in any medium.

  • Adaptation: Users can remix, transform, and build upon the article, provided they give appropriate credit to the authors.

  • Commercial Use: The work may be used for commercial purposes, such as in textbooks, presentations, or other content, with proper attribution.

4. Attribution

Authors must be properly credited for their work when the article is reused or redistributed. Attribution should include:

  • The names of the authors.

  • The title of the article.

  • The name of the Partners Journal of Health Care.

  • A link to the original article.

This ensures that credit is given to the authors while allowing others to freely use and distribute the work.

5. Third-Party Content

If a manuscript includes third-party content (e.g., images, tables, or text), the authors are responsible for ensuring that appropriate permissions have been obtained from the copyright holder for inclusion in the article. The authors must also clearly indicate these third-party sources in the manuscript.

6. Author's Rights

Authors are allowed to:

  • Use their article for personal, academic, or educational purposes.

  • Deposit the final version of the manuscript in institutional or other public repositories.

  • Reuse the article in subsequent publications or as part of future research projects, without any restrictions.

7. Retention of Moral Rights

Authors retain their moral rights to the work, including the right to be identified as the author of the work and to object to any distortion, mutilation, or modification that would affect the author’s honor or reputation.

8. Disclaimer

Authors and readers should note that the Partners Journal of Health Care does not take responsibility for any use of the article beyond the terms set by the Creative Commons Attribution license. It is the responsibility of those using the article to ensure that they comply with the terms of the license.

9. Revisions, Retractions, and Corrections

In cases of retraction or correction, the original article will remain freely available, and appropriate notices will be issued by the journal. The copyright remains with the authors, and any changes to the content (such as retractions or corrections) will be noted on the publication page.