Copyright and License

1. Copyright

Authors who publish with the Journal of Contemporary Islamic Law and Studies (JCILS) agree to transfer copyright of their accepted manuscript to the journal.

The journal holds the copyright to:

  • Publish and distribute the article
  • Archive the article in databases and indexing services
  • Ensure long-term preservation and accessibility

2. Licensing

All articles published in JCILS are licensed under the:

Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0)

This license allows others to:

  • Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
  • Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material

Under the following conditions:

  • Appropriate credit must be given to the original author(s)
  • A link to the license must be provided
  • Any derivative works must be distributed under the same license

3. Author Rights

Authors retain the right to:

  • Use their work for educational and research purposes
  • Share the published version on personal or institutional repositories
  • Reuse the content in future works with proper acknowledgment of its original publication in JCILS

4. Third-Party Material

Authors are responsible for obtaining permission for any third-party material included in their work.
Such materials may be subject to different copyright terms and must be clearly indicated in the article.

5. Open Access Compliance

This copyright and licensing policy ensures that all published content is:

  • Freely accessible to the public
  • Reusable under clearly defined terms
  • Aligned with international open access standards