Access, Reuse and Repository Rights

Research Journal Al-Qamar is committed to protecting authors’ intellectual rights while promoting responsible scholarly communication, open access to knowledge, ethical reuse of published material, and long-term availability of academic research. This policy explains the journal’s position regarding copyright, licensing, author rights, reader rights, permissions, reuse, reproduction, archiving, and responsibilities related to published content.

By submitting a manuscript to Research Journal Al-Qamar, authors confirm that the work is original, that they have the legal and ethical right to submit it for publication, and that the manuscript does not violate the copyright, intellectual property rights, or moral rights of any other person, institution, publisher, or organization.

Copyright Policy

Authors retain the copyright of their published work, unless otherwise stated in a specific agreement. By submitting and publishing in Research Journal Al-Qamar, authors grant the journal the right of first publication and the right to publish, distribute, archive, index, and make the article available through the journal’s official online and/or print platforms.

This means that authors remain the intellectual owners of their scholarly work, but the journal receives permission to publish the work officially as part of its academic record.

The journal may use the published article for:

  1. Online publication
  2. Print publication
  3. Journal archives
  4. Indexing and abstracting purposes
  5. Metadata sharing
  6. Academic databases and directories
  7. Institutional record keeping
  8. Long-term preservation
  9. Citation and reference purposes
  10. Scholarly dissemination

Author Rights

Authors retain important rights over their work. After publication, authors may normally use their published article for academic, educational, and research purposes, provided that proper citation is given to the original publication in Research Journal Al-Qamar.

Authors may use their work for:

  1. Teaching and classroom use
  2. Research presentations
  3. Academic lectures
  4. Personal academic websites
  5. Institutional repositories
  6. Thesis or dissertation use, where applicable
  7. Conference presentations
  8. Scholarly networking profiles
  9. Future books or edited volumes, with proper acknowledgment
  10. Non-commercial academic sharing

Authors must clearly cite the original publication whenever they reuse or share the published work.

First Publication Rights

By accepting a manuscript for publication, Research Journal Al-Qamar receives the right to be recognized as the first official publisher of the article. Authors should not publish the same article elsewhere in the same form without acknowledging its first publication in the journal.

If authors later reuse, translate, expand, or republish the work in another form, they must clearly mention that the original version was first published in Research Journal Al-Qamar.

A suitable acknowledgment may be:

This work was first published in Research Journal Al-Qamar, published by Al-Qamar Islamic Research Institute, Lahore, Pakistan.

Licensing Policy

Research Journal Al-Qamar supports open academic access and responsible reuse of scholarly work. Published articles may be made available under an open access licensing model, subject to the journal’s official policy and the license displayed on the article page.

Where the journal uses a Creative Commons license, the specific license should be clearly mentioned on the journal website and article page.

Suggested wording:

Unless otherwise stated, articles published in Research Journal Al-Qamar are made available for scholarly use under an open access license. Users may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, link to, and use the published material for lawful academic and research purposes, provided that proper credit is given to the author(s), the journal, and the original source.

If the journal adopts a specific Creative Commons license, it may state:

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

or, if the journal wants a more restrictive non-commercial model:

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).

The journal should display the exact license being used so that authors and readers clearly understand the terms of reuse.

Open Access Use

As an open access journal, Research Journal Al-Qamar aims to make scholarly research accessible to readers without unnecessary barriers. Readers may access published articles through the journal’s official website and may use them for academic, educational, and research purposes.

Open access use may include:

  1. Reading articles online
  2. Downloading article PDFs
  3. Printing articles for personal study
  4. Sharing article links
  5. Citing articles in academic work
  6. Using articles in teaching
  7. Including articles in reading lists
  8. Depositing articles in institutional repositories, where allowed
  9. Using article metadata for indexing and cataloguing
  10. Referring to articles in future research

All reuse must properly acknowledge the author(s), article title, journal title, volume, issue, year, page numbers, DOI or article link where available, and publisher.

Proper Attribution

Anyone who uses, shares, quotes, reproduces, or refers to content published in Research Journal Al-Qamar must provide proper attribution.

Proper attribution should normally include:

  1. Name of author(s)
  2. Title of article
  3. Name of journal
  4. Volume and issue number
  5. Year of publication
  6. Page numbers, where applicable
  7. DOI or article link, where available
  8. Publisher name
  9. License information, where applicable

A basic citation may be written as:

Author Name, “Article Title,” Research Journal Al-Qamar, Vol. X, No. X, Year, pages, DOI/link.

Users must not present published material as their own work or remove citation details from reused material.

Permissions for Reuse

If the intended use goes beyond normal academic use or the applicable license, permission may be required. Permission may be needed for commercial use, large-scale reproduction, republication, translation, adaptation, inclusion in paid publications, or use of copyrighted third-party material.

Permission may be required for:

  1. Reprinting a full article in another publication
  2. Translating a published article
  3. Republishing an article in a book
  4. Using article content for commercial purposes
  5. Reproducing large portions of text
  6. Reusing images, tables, or figures from the article
  7. Including material in commercial databases
  8. Modifying or adapting published content
  9. Using copyrighted third-party material included in the article
  10. Producing derivative works beyond license permission

Requests for permission should be sent to the journal’s official editorial contact or publisher contact.

Author Responsibility for Copyrighted Material

Authors are responsible for ensuring that their manuscript does not violate copyright law. If a manuscript includes copyrighted material owned by another person, publisher, institution, archive, website, or organization, authors must obtain permission before submission where permission is required.

Copyrighted material may include:

  1. Long quotations
  2. Tables
  3. Figures
  4. Images
  5. Maps
  6. Charts
  7. Manuscript pages
  8. Archival documents
  9. Photographs
  10. Translated passages
  11. Previously published material
  12. Online content

Authors must provide proper citation and, where required, written permission for the use of such material.

Third-Party Material

Some articles may include third-party material that is not owned by the author or the journal. Such material may have separate copyright restrictions. The open access license of the article may not automatically apply to third-party material unless clearly stated.

Examples of third-party material include:

  1. Images from archives
  2. Figures from published books
  3. Tables from reports
  4. Photographs owned by another person
  5. Manuscript folios from libraries
  6. Maps from external sources
  7. Translations owned by another publisher
  8. Copyrighted poetry or literary text
  9. Legal or official documents with restricted use
  10. Any material reproduced by permission

Users who wish to reuse third-party material must check the original copyright status and obtain permission where necessary.

Use of Qur’anic, Hadith, and Classical Texts

Because Research Journal Al-Qamar publishes in Islamic Studies and related fields, authors may use Qur’anic verses, Hadith texts, classical Arabic works, Urdu texts, Persian texts, translations, and religious references. Authors must handle such material with accuracy, respect, and proper citation.

Authors must ensure:

  1. Qur’anic verses are quoted accurately.
  2. Surah and verse numbers are correct.
  3. Hadith texts are properly referenced.
  4. Classical works are cited with edition details.
  5. Translations are acknowledged.
  6. Public-domain and copyrighted translations are distinguished.
  7. Long translated passages are used with permission where required.
  8. Sacred and classical texts are not altered in a misleading way.

If a published translation is used, the translator and source should be mentioned where required.

Translation Rights

Authors who wish to translate their published article into another language may normally do so, provided that the translated version clearly acknowledges the original publication in Research Journal Al-Qamar.

A translated version should mention:

  1. Original article title
  2. Original author name
  3. Original journal publication details
  4. Statement that it is a translation
  5. Name of translator, where different from author
  6. DOI or article link, where available

If the journal holds specific publication or licensing rights under a signed agreement, authors should seek permission before publishing the translated version elsewhere.

Republication and Adaptation

Authors may later expand or adapt their published work into a book chapter, monograph, conference paper, lecture, or educational material, provided that the original publication is properly acknowledged and the reuse follows the applicable license.

Republication must not create confusion by presenting the same work as completely new. Authors should clearly state whether the new version is revised, expanded, translated, or adapted from the original article.

Self-Archiving Policy

Authors may deposit the published version, accepted version, or citation details of their article in academic repositories, institutional repositories, personal websites, or scholarly profiles, subject to the journal’s licensing policy and any specific agreement.

Self-archiving may include:

  1. Institutional repository deposit
  2. Personal academic website upload
  3. University profile upload
  4. ResearchGate or similar academic profile sharing
  5. Library repository submission
  6. Thesis or dissertation repository use
  7. Departmental archive inclusion
  8. Citation and metadata sharing

Authors should include full citation details and a link to the official journal article page where available.

Commercial Use

Commercial use of published material may require permission unless the applicable license clearly allows it. Commercial use includes use of journal content for financial gain, paid products, commercial databases, paid course packs, commercial training material, or resale.

Users should seek permission before using journal content for:

  1. Commercial republication
  2. Paid educational products
  3. Commercial translation
  4. Paid databases
  5. Advertising or promotional material
  6. Resale of article content
  7. Commercial book reproduction
  8. Commercial digital products

The journal reserves the right to review commercial reuse requests according to its copyright and licensing policy.

Prohibited Uses

Published material must not be used in misleading, unethical, unlawful, or academically dishonest ways.

The following uses are not permitted:

  1. Presenting the article as someone else’s work
  2. Removing author or journal attribution
  3. Misquoting or distorting the article
  4. Using the article in defamatory or hateful material
  5. Altering the content in a misleading way
  6. Selling the article without permission where not allowed
  7. Republishing without citation
  8. Creating fake authorship claims
  9. Using the journal name falsely
  10. Misrepresenting the license or publication status

The journal may take appropriate action if its content is misused.

Copyright Transfer or Publication Agreement

Where required, authors may be asked to complete a copyright declaration, license agreement, or publication agreement before publication. Such documents may confirm:

  1. The manuscript is original.
  2. The author owns the copyright or has permission to publish.
  3. The work is not under consideration elsewhere.
  4. The journal is granted the right of first publication.
  5. The article may be published online and/or in print.
  6. The article may be archived and indexed.
  7. The article may be distributed under the stated license.
  8. The author accepts the journal’s copyright and licensing policy.

Authors should read any agreement carefully before signing or submitting it.

Moral Rights of Authors

The journal respects the moral rights of authors. Authors have the right to be properly credited for their work and to object to misuse, misattribution, or distortion of their published research.

Proper attribution is required whenever the work is quoted, shared, reproduced, translated, or adapted.

Journal Rights

Research Journal Al-Qamar retains the right to:

  1. Publish accepted manuscripts online and/or in print.
  2. Display article metadata on the journal website.
  3. Archive published articles.
  4. Share metadata with indexing and abstracting services.
  5. Include articles in current and future journal platforms.
  6. Produce PDF, HTML, XML, or other publication formats where applicable.
  7. Correct metadata, links, or production errors.
  8. Issue corrections, notices, or retractions where required.
  9. Preserve the published scholarly record.
  10. Use article information for academic promotion of the journal.

These rights support the journal’s responsibility to publish, preserve, and disseminate scholarly work.

Reader Rights

Readers may access and use published articles according to the journal’s open access and licensing policy. Readers may normally:

  1. Read articles freely online.
  2. Download article PDFs.
  3. Print copies for personal study.
  4. Share official article links.
  5. Quote articles with proper citation.
  6. Use articles for teaching and research.
  7. Include articles in academic reading lists.
  8. Cite articles in research publications.

Readers must respect copyright, licensing terms, proper attribution, and ethical use.

Library and Repository Use

Libraries, universities, research centers, and institutional repositories may include bibliographic details, metadata, abstracts, links, and full-text files according to the journal’s licensing policy.

Library and repository use should include:

  1. Full citation details
  2. Official journal title
  3. Author name
  4. Volume and issue information
  5. DOI or article link, where available
  6. License information, where applicable
  7. Publisher details

Repositories should not alter the content of published articles in a misleading way.

Copyright Infringement Claims

If any person, author, publisher, institution, or organization believes that content published in Research Journal Al-Qamar violates copyright, they may submit a written complaint to the journal.

A copyright complaint should include:

  1. Name and contact information of complainant
  2. Description of the copyrighted work
  3. Article title and publication details
  4. Specific material claimed to be infringing
  5. Evidence of copyright ownership
  6. Explanation of the alleged infringement
  7. Requested action
  8. Supporting documents, where available

The journal will review copyright complaints carefully and may take appropriate action, including correction, removal of material, publication of notice, or other editorial action where required.

Permissions Contact

For permission requests related to reuse, republication, translation, commercial use, reproduction of content, or copyright clarification, authors and readers may contact:

Editor-in-Chief
Research Journal Al-Qamar
Email: editor@alqamarjournal.com

For publisher-level institutional verification or documentation, authors and institutions may also contact Al-Qamar Islamic Research Institute through the official institute contact channels displayed on the institute website.

Author Declaration

By submitting a manuscript to Research Journal Al-Qamar, authors declare that:

  1. The manuscript is original.
  2. They hold the copyright or have permission to submit the work.
  3. The manuscript does not infringe any third-party rights.
  4. All copyrighted material has been properly cited.
  5. Required permissions have been obtained.
  6. The work is not under consideration elsewhere.
  7. The journal is granted the right of first publication.
  8. The article may be published, archived, indexed, and disseminated according to journal policy.

Final Statement

Research Journal Al-Qamar respects the intellectual rights of authors and supports responsible open access to scholarly knowledge. The journal’s copyright and licensing policy aims to protect authorship, encourage ethical reuse, promote academic visibility, preserve the scholarly record, and ensure that published research remains accessible, properly credited, and responsibly used.