Copyright and Licensing

Copyright Policy
Authors who publish with Yaalmada: Journal of Research and Islamic Studies retain copyright of their work. By submitting to this journal, authors grant Yaalmada the non-exclusive right to publish, reproduce, and distribute the article electronically and in print. This means the authors may use their work elsewhere, provided it is properly cited and acknowledged as originally published in Yaalmada.

Licensing
All articles published in Yaalmada are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
Under this license, readers are free to:

  • Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.

  • Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.

Terms of the License:

  • Attribution — Appropriate credit must be given, a link to the license provided, and indication of whether changes were made. This can be done in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses the user or their use.

Author’s Warranties
By submitting a manuscript to Yaalmada, authors warrant that:

  • The work is original and has not been published elsewhere.

  • All co-authors have agreed to the submission.

  • The manuscript does not infringe upon any copyright or violate any proprietary rights of any third party.

Use by Third Parties
Any use of the content beyond the terms of the license or statutory regulation requires written permission from the authors.