Copyright & License Policy
The JHSN is committed to protecting authors' intellectual property while promoting the broad dissemination and responsible reuse of scholarly research through open‑access publishing.
Copyright
Authors retain the copyright to their published work. By submitting and publishing an article in JHSN, authors grant the journal and its publisher, ABS Research Academy, a non‑exclusive license to publish, distribute, archive, and preserve the article in both electronic and print formats.
Authors are responsible for ensuring that all submitted content is original and that permission has been obtained for any copyrighted material reproduced from other sources.
Licensing
All articles published in JHSN are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, unless otherwise stated.
Under this license, readers and users may:
- Read, download, copy, distribute, and share published articles.
- Reproduce, adapt, translate, and build upon the published work.
- Use the material for commercial and non‑commercial purposes.
All reuse must provide appropriate credit to the original author(s), include a citation to the original publication, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate whether any changes have been made.
Author Rights
Authors retain the right to:
- Share the published article on personal or institutional websites.
- Deposit the published version in institutional or subject repositories.
- Use the article for teaching, presentations, dissertations, or future scholarly works with appropriate citation.
- Reuse portions of the work in future publications, provided the original publication in JHSN is acknowledged.
Third‑Party Material
Authors must obtain written permission for the use of any copyrighted material, including figures, tables, images, or extensive text reproduced from other sources, unless such material is covered by an appropriate open license. Appropriate acknowledgements and copyright notices must be included in the manuscript.
Commitment to Open Scholarship
By retaining author copyright while publishing under an open license, the Journal of Human‑Social Nexus supports the widest possible dissemination, accessibility, and reuse of scholarly research, ensuring that published work remains freely available to the global academic community while protecting the rights of its authors.

