Publishing Policies

Licensing Policy

ilge Academic Publishing is committed to promoting the responsible sharing and reuse of scholarly research through internationally recognized Creative Commons licences. Each published article is accompanied by a clearly identified licence that defines how the work may be accessed, shared, and reused while protecting the rights of the authors.

Creative Commons Licensing

All articles published by Bilge Academic Publishing are distributed under a Creative Commons licence. The specific licence applicable to each journal is clearly displayed on the journal website and within every published article.

The licence determines the conditions under which readers and third parties may copy, distribute, share, reuse, or adapt published content.

Journal Specific Licences

All journals published by Bilge Academic Publishing are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence.

Under this licence, readers may read, download, copy, share, and redistribute published articles for non-commercial purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the publisher. The published work may not be altered, transformed, or used to create derivative works without prior permission from the copyright holder.

The applicable licence is clearly displayed on each journal website, article landing page, and published PDF.

Rights and Responsibilities

Creative Commons licences allow the reuse of published content under clearly defined conditions. Users must always:

  • provide appropriate credit to the original author(s);
  • include a citation to the original publication;
  • provide a link to the applicable Creative Commons licence; and
  • indicate whether any permitted modifications have been made, where applicable.

Any use beyond the permissions granted by the applicable licence requires authorization from the copyright holder.

Licence Metadata

Licence information is embedded in the article metadata and deposited with Crossref together with the article’s DOI. This ensures that licensing information is machine readable, transparent, and discoverable by indexing services, repositories, and scholarly communication platforms.

Licence Changes

The licence assigned to a published article cannot normally be changed after publication unless required for legal reasons or approved jointly by the authors and the publisher. Any approved change will be documented to preserve the integrity of the scholarly record.

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