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2. Licensing

All articles published in JOHRMS are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This license permits:

• Use, distribution, reproduction, and adaptation in any medium or format.
• Commercial use, provided the original author and source are properly credited.
• Clear indication of any changes made to the original material.

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3. Author Rights

Authors publishing in JOHRMS are free to:

• Share their articles (e.g., post to institutional repositories, personal websites).
• Use their content for teaching, presentations, and derivative research.
• Distribute copies to colleagues or students.

No written permission is required for non-commercial reuse, as long as proper attribution is provided and the reuse complies with the CC BY license.

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If the manuscript contains copyrighted materials (e.g., figures, tables, data, or excerpts from other works), the author must obtain permission from the original copyright holders. JOHRMS is not responsible for copyright infringement caused by the author’s failure to secure rights.

 5. Copyright Infringement

JOHRMS takes allegations of copyright violation seriously. If any published content is found to infringe on existing copyrights, the article may be subject to correction, removal, or retraction, and appropriate actions will be taken following the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) guidelines.

 6. Dispute Resolution

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 7. Contact

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