Copyright Policy

The International Journal of Bioinformatics and Artificial Intelligence (IJBAI) recognizes and fully respects the intellectual property rights of authors. The copyright of all published articles remains with the respective author(s), while the journal is granted non-exclusive rights to publish, reproduce, archive, index, and disseminate the work as part of its scholarly publication activities.

All articles published in IJBAI are distributed under the:

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

This license permits readers, researchers, scientists, educators, and users to read, copy, share, redistribute, and adapt the published material for non-commercial purposes, provided that proper attribution is given to the original author(s) and source of publication, and that any derivative works are distributed under the same license terms.

Authors Agree to the Following Terms

1. Copyright Retention

Authors retain full copyright ownership of their published work. By submitting and publishing their manuscript in IJBAI, authors grant the journal the right of first publication and non-exclusive rights to disseminate the article in print, electronic, digital, indexing, and archival formats.

2. Licensing Agreement

Upon publication, all articles are licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license, allowing others to:

Share and redistribute the work for non-commercial purposes
Properly attribute the original author(s) and source
Acknowledge the article’s first publication in IJBAI
Adapt, remix, transform, or build upon the work under the same licensing terms

Any use of the material must maintain scientific integrity, ethical standards, and appropriate citation practices.

3. Additional Distribution Rights

Authors are permitted to enter into separate, non-exclusive agreements for the distribution of the published version of their work, including:

Uploading articles to institutional or subject repositories
Including the work in academic books, theses, dissertations, or edited volumes
Sharing the article on personal websites, academic platforms, research repositories, or professional networks
Depositing publications in open scientific databases and indexing systems

Such distribution must clearly acknowledge that the work was first published in the International Journal of Bioinformatics and Artificial Intelligence (IJBAI).

4. Preprint and Postprint Sharing

IJBAI actively supports open scientific communication and academic knowledge sharing. Authors are encouraged to:

Share preprints (submitted manuscripts prior to peer review)
Upload postprints (accepted manuscripts after peer review)
Deposit published articles in institutional repositories, academic databases, or scientific archives

These practices promote wider scientific dissemination, constructive scholarly engagement, increased research visibility, academic collaboration, and citation impact in accordance with open-access publishing principles.

Commitment to Open Knowledge

Through its copyright and licensing policies, the International Journal of Bioinformatics and Artificial Intelligence (IJBAI) seeks to balance the protection of authors’ intellectual property rights with the promotion of accessible, responsible, and ethical scientific communication. The journal remains committed to fostering transparent publishing practices, global academic collaboration, technological innovation, and the free exchange of knowledge within the international scientific and research community.