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Copyright & Licensing Policy

P-ISSN: 3117-8065 | E-ISSN: 3117-8073
Copyright, Open Access & Licensing Policy

The ICME Journal of Laboratory Medicine operates under an immediate gold open access publishing model intended to support the broad dissemination, accessibility, and responsible reuse of laboratory medicine and clinical pathology research. Authors retain copyright in their published work while granting the journal the non-exclusive rights necessary to publish, distribute, identify, and maintain the Version of Record.

All published articles are freely accessible online immediately upon publication without subscription fees, paywalls, mandatory registration, or reader-access charges. The journal's open access and licensing practices are informed by the principles of the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI), the transparency criteria of the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), and relevant ethical publishing principles reflected in the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Core Practices.

Copyright Ownership & Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 Terms

Authors retain copyright in their articles and grant ICME Journal of Laboratory Medicine a non-exclusive license to publish and distribute the work. Articles are made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This license permits copying, redistribution, adaptation, transformation, and commercial or non-commercial reuse, provided that users give appropriate credit, include a link to the license, and indicate whether changes were made:

Author Copyright Retention
Copying & Global Redistribution
Commercial & Academic Reuse
Attribution & Change Disclosure
Author Rights & Reuse Permissions
Share, post, or distribute the published Version of Record through personal, academic, or institutional websites.
Deposit the manuscript in institutional repositories, disciplinary repositories, or funder platforms without a journal embargo.
Reuse text, tables, figures, or diagnostic data in future books, lectures, presentations, or theses, with appropriate citation.
Authorize additional uses of content they own extending beyond or clarifying standard CC BY 4.0 terms.
Author Licensing Responsibilities
Grant ICME Journal of Laboratory Medicine a non-exclusive license to publish, format, distribute, and maintain the Version of Record.
Ensure submitted content is original or lawfully reused, without infringing copyright or third-party rights.
Obtain written permission for copyrighted third-party material not covered by compatible open licenses.
Confirm all authors approve submitted and final versions under the stated open access license.
Self-Archiving & Repository Rights (Zero Embargo)

ICME Journal of Laboratory Medicine permits authors to archive the submitted manuscript, accepted manuscript, and published Version of Record in repositories or personal academic webpages without a journal-imposed embargo:

Preprint or Submitted Manuscript: Permitted Accepted Manuscript: Permitted Immediately Published Version of Record: Permitted Immediately under CC BY 4.0
Third-Party Content Clearance

When a manuscript contains third-party material, including microscopic figures, diagrams, charts, or copyrighted text, authors must obtain authorization from rights holders. Third-party content not covered by the article's CC BY 4.0 license must carry a clear credit line identifying separate reuse restrictions.

Website Technology & Source-Code Management

The journal website is developed using PHP, and its source code is managed through GitHub for version control and system maintenance. PHP and GitHub are not represented as independent long-term digital preservation services for published scholarly content.

Policy Alignment & Periodic Review

ICME Journal of Laboratory Medicine's copyright and licensing practices align with COPE Core Practices, DOAJ transparency criteria, BOAI principles, and Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0) terms. This policy is reviewed periodically.

Licensing Declaration: Authors remain responsible for the originality and lawful use of submitted material, accurate attribution, and securing permissions for third-party content. ICME Journal of Laboratory Medicine assesses licensing concerns in accordance with journal policy and COPE guidance.