Copyright Policy and Licensing

The Archives of Basic and Applied Medicine (ABAM) is committed to protecting the intellectual property rights of authors while ensuring the widest possible dissemination of published research.

Copyright Ownership

Authors retain the copyright of their published work. By submitting and publishing their manuscript in ABAM, authors grant the journal a non-exclusive license to publish, reproduce, distribute, archive, and make the work publicly available in all media and formats.

Authors remain free to reuse, share, and distribute their published work provided that appropriate acknowledgment is given to the original publication in ABAM.

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, research, presentations, and academic purposes.
  • Reproduce the work in books, theses, or future publications with proper citation.
  • Distribute copies for non-commercial and educational purposes.

Third-Party Material

Authors are responsible for obtaining written permission to reproduce copyrighted material owned by third parties before submission. Appropriate acknowledgments must accompany such material.

Copyright Infringement

Any allegation of copyright infringement will be investigated in accordance with the journal's publication ethics policies. Proven violations may result in manuscript rejection, correction, retraction, or other appropriate editorial actions.

Licensing Policy

All articles published in the Archives of Basic and Applied Medicine (ABAM) are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license unless otherwise stated.

Under the CC BY 4.0 license, anyone may:

  • Read and download articles free of charge.
  • Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
  • Share articles without restriction.
  • Adapt, remix, transform, and build upon the work.
  • Use the material for commercial and non-commercial purposes.

The following conditions apply:

  • Appropriate credit must be given to the original author(s).
  • A citation to the original publication in ABAM must be provided.
  • A link to the CC BY 4.0 license must be included.
  • Any modifications must be clearly indicated.

The license does not affect any rights that others may have in third-party material included within the article.

Open Access Policy

The Archives of Basic and Applied Medicine (ABAM) is a fully Open Access journal dedicated to making high-quality scientific research freely and permanently available to readers worldwide without financial, legal, or technical barriers.

All published articles are immediately available online upon publication without subscription fees or registration requirements.

Readers are free to:

  • Read full-text articles.
  • Download articles.
  • Copy and distribute published content.
  • Print articles.
  • Search and link to the full text.
  • Share articles with colleagues and institutions.
  • Reuse content in accordance with the journal's licensing policy.

The journal supports the principles of unrestricted access to scientific knowledge to promote research dissemination, innovation, education, and global collaboration.

Authors retain copyright to their work, while published articles are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, allowing unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited.

The journal does not impose subscription charges or paywall restrictions for readers. Any Article Processing Charges (APCs), if applicable, are clearly disclosed on the journal's website before manuscript submission.

The Archives of Basic and Applied Medicine (ABAM) is committed to the principles of the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI), promoting the free exchange of scholarly knowledge for the benefit of researchers, healthcare professionals, policymakers, educators, and the global scientific community.