Copyright Policy

Copyright and Licensing Policy

By submitting their work to this journal, authors agree to the following conditions:

  1. Transfer of Copyright
    Upon acceptance for publication, authors transfer the copyright of their manuscript and all associated materials to the International Journal of Trends in OncoScience.

  2. Right of First Publication
    Authors grant the journal the exclusive right to publish the work for the first time.

  3. Non-exclusive Distribution by Authors
    Authors may subsequently enter into separate agreements for the non-exclusive distribution of the published version of their article (for example, depositing it in an institutional repository or including it in a book), provided that the original publication in this journal is duly acknowledged.

  4. Pre-print and Post-print Sharing
    Authors are encouraged to share their work online-whether in institutional repositories, pre-print servers, or personal websites-before and during the submission process. Such practices support scholarly communication and may enhance visibility and citations of the final published article.

  5. Responsibility for Copyright Compliance
    Authors are solely responsible for ensuring that no copyrighted material is submitted without proper permission. If any third-party content requires clearance, the corresponding author must obtain such permission prior to submission and forward a copy of the permission letter to the editorial office. The editors cannot be held accountable for verifying the copyright status of each element in a submitted manuscript and rely on the authors’ due diligence in this regard.

Reuse and Permissions

All material published on the journal’s website and in its print edition is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). This licence governs the reuse rights of both readers and authors, except where specific exceptions have been noted above.

Although not obligatory, the journal requests that individuals or institutions intending to reuse material in accordance with this licence inform the editorial office beforehand as a courtesy.

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Copyright and Attribution Guidelines

The International Journal of Trends in OncoScience (IJTOS) is licensed under the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license.
This applies to all material found on https://ijtos.com/ and in its print equivalent.

How to Attribute

  1. For materials with named authors
    All published articles and materials that identify a specific author or authors must be cited using the Vancouver referencing style, accompanied by a link to the online source.

  2. For materials without named authors
    Website content and print-journal materials that do not credit a specific author should be attributed to: “The Editorial Team, International Journal of Trends in OncoScience (IJTOS).”Copyright Form