Author Copyright and Publishing Rights

Author Copyright and Publishing Rights

The Tapak Melayu Journal respects the intellectual property rights of authors and is committed to promoting the principles of open-access scholarly publishing. Copyright of all published articles remains with the author(s), while the journal is granted the right to publish and disseminate the work under the terms outlined below.

Author Copyright

Copyright of all articles published in the Tapak Melayu Journal remains with the author(s).

Authors retain the right to:

  • reuse all or part of their published work in books, theses, dissertations, research reports, or other scholarly publications;

  • deposit the published version of the article in institutional repositories, subject repositories, or personal websites;

  • share the published article with students, colleagues, and the academic community for educational and research purposes; and

  • promote their published work through academic social networking platforms or other scholarly communication channels, provided that the Tapak Melayu Journal is acknowledged as the original place of publication.

Journal Publishing Rights

By submitting and publishing a manuscript in the Tapak Melayu Journal, the author(s) grant the journal a non-exclusive publishing right to:

  • publish the article in electronic and other appropriate media;

  • edit the manuscript for language, formatting, and style without altering its scientific content;

  • reproduce, distribute, archive, and disseminate the published work;

  • register and manage the article with indexing services, abstracting databases, and Digital Object Identifier (DOI) registration agencies; and

  • preserve the published article as part of the journal's permanent scholarly archive.

The publishing rights granted to the journal are non-exclusive, allowing authors to retain ownership of their work while permitting the journal to publish and distribute the article.

Publishing License

All articles published in the Tapak Melayu Journal are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Under this license, anyone is free to:

  • read, download, copy, and redistribute the article in any medium or format;

  • adapt, remix, transform, and build upon the work;

  • use the article for both non-commercial and commercial purposes,

provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s), the Tapak Melayu Journal is acknowledged as the original source of publication, a link to the CC BY 4.0 license is provided, and any changes made to the original work are clearly indicated.

Author Declaration

By submitting a manuscript to the Tapak Melayu Journal, the author(s) declare that:

  1. the manuscript is an original work and does not infringe upon the copyright or intellectual property rights of others;

  2. all listed authors have approved the submission and publication of the manuscript;

  3. the manuscript has not been published previously and is not under consideration by another journal;

  4. all data and information presented are accurate and can be held accountable according to accepted academic standards; and

  5. permission has been obtained for any copyrighted materials included in the manuscript, where applicable.

Reuse of Published Articles

Authors and third parties may reuse published articles in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, provided that appropriate attribution is given to the original author(s) and the Tapak Melayu Journal is cited as the first publisher.

Self-Archiving

The Tapak Melayu Journal supports the broad dissemination of scholarly work. Authors are permitted to deposit the published Version of Record in institutional repositories, disciplinary repositories, and personal or institutional websites, provided that complete bibliographic information and a link to the published article on the journal's website are included.

Author Responsibilities

Authors are solely responsible for the content of their published articles, including the accuracy of data, originality of the work, appropriate acknowledgment of sources, and compliance with publication ethics. Any copyright infringement or publication ethics violations identified after publication remain the responsibility of the author(s) and will be handled in accordance with the journal's editorial policies and internationally accepted ethical standards.