Author Copyright
Literary Studies does not require authors to transfer copyright in their journal articles to the journal. Authors (or their employers/institutions) retain the copyright in the article. Authors are expected to accept that their articles will be published in Literary Studies as open access and licensed under a Creative Commons licence. All articles published by Literary Studies are made available as open access regardless of who funded the research, and reuse is permitted under the terms of the open access licence.
Authors retain copyright in their works published in Literary Studies, and their works are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) licence. The CC BY-NC 4.0 licence permits sharing, copying, reproducing, and redistributing the work in any medium or format, and also permits adaptation, including remixing, transforming, and building upon the work, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original work. Commercial use is also permitted under CC BY-NC 4.0; therefore, no additional permission is required for commercial use. The conditions of attribution, providing a link to the licence, and indicating if changes were made apply. Compliance with these conditions does not imply that the licensor endorses the user or the way the work is used. No legal terms or technological measures may be applied that would legally restrict others from doing anything the licence permits.
When submitting their work through the journal’s online system, authors read and accept the Copyright and Open Access terms. Where necessary, the journal may request that authors upload a signed “Copyright Agreement” that includes a copyright statement and author undertaking. Under this agreement, authors acknowledge and undertake that the submitted manuscript is the authors’ original work and contains no plagiarism; that all authors have individually contributed to the work and accept full academic responsibility for it; that all authors have seen and approved the final version of the manuscript; that the manuscript has not been published elsewhere and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere; and that the text, figures, tables, images, and supplementary documents included in the manuscript do not infringe third-party copyrights and that any required permissions have been obtained. Authors authorize Literary Studies to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher. Authors accept that third parties may freely use the article under the CC BY-NC 4.0 licence, provided that the original authors and citation details are properly identified. Nothing in these licence terms diminishes or restricts an author’s right to protect the integrity and ownership of their work.
Literary Studies Open Access Licence: CC BY-NC 4.0
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Embedded licences: Yes. Literary Studies clearly states the licensing information in published articles and, where appropriate, embeds the licence information in the article file and/or metadata.
Copyright: Authors retain copyright and publication rights. The journal exercises only the publishing rights necessary for first publication and distribution.
Open access: Yes. Articles published in Literary Studies are open access immediately upon publication.
Embargo period: None.
Open access means that publications are freely accessible online to everyone and that reuse is governed by an open licence. Broad and effective dissemination of research is important for authors, readers, and funders. Literary Studies adopts the principle that user rights and copyright ownership must be clearly defined through licensing for open access to function effectively. All articles published in Literary Studies can be accessed immediately by everyone under the CC BY-NC 4.0 licence.
Under the CC BY-NC 4.0 licence, you are free to:
Share: Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
Adapt: Remix, transform, and build upon the material.
Under the following terms:
Attribution: You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggeststhe licensor endorses you or your use.
NonCommercial: You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
No additional restrictions: You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the licence permits.
Archiving and Data Dissemination
The Editor aims to ensure the secure and long-term archiving of published material. Literary Studies keeps published content openly accessible on its website and adopts archiving approaches that support long-term digital preservation. Authors or funding bodies may deposit a copy of the author’s article in archiving platforms.
Within the scope of the author licence, Literary Studies permits reuse provided that the source of the article is appropriately cited. Since the CC BY-NC 4.0 licence permits reuse, including commercial use, no additional permission is required for commercial reuse. Proper bibliographic citation, acknowledgement of the journal, and, where possible, linking to the published version via the DOI are expected.
Literary Studies undertakes to keep all articles open access under the CC BY-NC 4.0 licence and to store full-text content on the journal website. To support the creation of permanent archives, the journal adopts LOCKSS-type digital preservation systems and safeguards content integrity.
Self-Archiving Policy
Articles published in Literary Studies are archived in LOCKSS and may be made available by the author(s) without embargo in their institution’s repository (e.g., DSpace, AVESİS), in subject repositories, and on the author’s personal website. This applies to all versions of the article, including the submitted version, the accepted manuscript after peer review, and the published version (publisher PDF). When depositing, authors should cite the published source and provide a link to the journal homepage or to the article’s DOI.
Published Version in the Journal
Publication type: Open Access
Embargo period: None.
Open access licence: CC BY-NC 4.0
Copyright holder: The author(s) retain copyright.
Archiving locations: Journal website, author’s personal website, institutional repositories, subject repositories, and other open archiving platforms.
Policy conditions: The journal must be cited in accordance with citation and quotation standards. Linking to the published version via DOI is recommended.
Accepted Version After Peer Review
Embargo period: None.
Archiving locations: Journal website, institutional repositories, author’s personal website, subject repositories, and other open archiving platforms.
Copyright holder: The author(s) retain copyright.
Initially Submitted Manuscript
Embargo period: None.
Archiving locations: Journal website, institutional repositories, author’s personal website, subject repositories, and other open archiving platforms.
Permanent Article Identifier: DOI
Literary Studies uses the Digital Object Identifier (DOI). A DOI enables the article to be found permanently wherever it is hosted and supports accurate citation. All articles published in Literary Studies are assigned DOIs via Crossref.
Corrections and Retractions
Literary Studies is committed to maintaining the integrity of the scholarly record. Depending on the case, correction notices, expressions of concern, or retraction notices may be published. In all cases, these notices are presented in a way that is linked to the original article and makes it easy for readers to access the most current version.
ORCID
Literary Studies supports displaying authors’ ORCID iDs in article metadata. An ORCID iD is an alphanumeric code that uniquely identifies authors and aims to strengthen scholarly communication.
Open References and Citation Data
Literary Studies supports sharing citation data and reference lists in a standards-compliant, structured, and as-open-as-possible manner. This approach aims to make references separable and reusable, thereby increasing scholarly visibility.