Licensing Policy

  • VTM publishes all content under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 (CC BY 3.0) license.
  • This license allows anyone to copy, distribute, display, adapt, or build upon the work, including for commercial purposes, as long as the original authors are properly credited.
  • Licensing grants the journal the right to publish, distribute, and archive the work but does not affect authors’ ownership of their content.
  • CC BY maximizes openness, reuse, and dissemination, supporting the journal’s Open Access policy.
  1. Key Distinction

Aspect

Copyright

Licensing

Ownership

Remains with the author

Permission granted to the journal and public to use the work under defined terms

Rights

Authors control reproduction, adaptation, and reuse

Journal and readers can use the work according to the CC BY license

Restrictions

Authors can set conditions for third-party material

License specifies allowed uses for others (reuse, adaptation, commercial use)

Open Access

Ensures authors maintain their rights

Enables free and lawful access, sharing, and reuse of articles