Copyright & Licensing

Copyright and Licensing

Overview

All articles published in Our Dermatology Online are open access and are made available under clear and transparent copyright and licensing terms.

Copyright and licensing policies are designed to ensure the widest possible dissemination and reuse of published research while protecting the rights of authors.

Copyright

Authors retain copyright of their published work.

By submitting a manuscript to Our Dermatology Online, authors agree that:

• they are the copyright holders of the submitted work (or have obtained appropriate permission);
• the work is original and does not infringe on the rights of others.

Upon acceptance of a manuscript, authors grant the publisher:

• the right of first publication;
• the right to publish, reproduce, and distribute the article;
• the right to identify itself as the original publisher.

These rights are non-exclusive, and authors retain full ownership of their work.

Licensing

All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).

This license allows users to:

• read, download, and share the content freely;
• copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format;
• adapt, remix, and build upon the material;

provided that:

• appropriate credit is given to the author(s) and the journal;
• a link to the license is provided;
• any changes made are clearly indicated;
• the use is non-commercial.

The full license text is available at:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Author Rights

Authors retain extensive rights to their work, including the right to:

• reuse the article in their own future works (e.g., books, lectures, teaching materials);
• share the article on personal websites, institutional repositories, and academic platforms;
• distribute the article to colleagues and students;
• create derivative works based on the published article.

These rights apply without restriction, provided proper attribution is given.

User Rights

Readers and users may reuse the content in accordance with the terms of the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

Commercial use of the content is not permitted without permission from the copyright holder.

Third-Party Material

Articles may contain material (e.g., figures, images, tables) for which the copyright is held by third parties.

Such material is not automatically covered by the Creative Commons license unless explicitly stated.

Users wishing to reuse third-party material must obtain permission from the original copyright holder.

Licensing of Metadata

Article metadata may be made available for indexing and discovery purposes.

Where applicable, metadata may be distributed under open terms to facilitate reuse, indexing, and interoperability.

Consistency with Open Access Policy

The copyright and licensing terms described on this page are consistent with the journal’s Open Access Policy.

The journal does not impose restrictions that conflict with the terms of the Creative Commons license.

Transparency

Copyright and licensing information is clearly indicated:

• on the journal website;
• within each published article (HTML and PDF);
• in article metadata where applicable.

The name of the copyright holder is identified on each published article.

Final Statement

The journal is committed to ensuring that all copyright and licensing terms are transparent, consistent, and aligned with recognised standards of open access publishing.

No additional restrictions are imposed beyond those defined by the Creative Commons license.