Copyright Policy

Copyright and author rights (CC-BY 4.0)

Authors who publish with Global Public Health Practice and Health Systems journal (GPHHS) or any other journal published by EcoScribe Publishers retain the copyright to their work under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY 4.0). Others may share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

By submitting and publishing in this journal, authors grant the journal the non-exclusive right to:

  • publish, reproduce, and distribute the article in all media (online and archival formats);
  • identify the journal as the first publisher of the work;
  • store and preserve the article for long-term access.

Licensing

Unless otherwise specified on the article, all published content is made available under an open license selected by the journal. The recommended license is:

  • Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0)

What CC BY 4.0 allows

Under CC BY 4.0, others may:

  • share (copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format)
  • adapt (remix, transform, and build upon the material)
    for any purpose, including commercial use, provided appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the source, and any changes are indicated.

Author rights

Authors retain copyright of their work. By publishing in this journal, authors grant the journal the right to publish the article online and identify itself as the original publisher.

Third-party content

If an article contains figures, tables, photographs, instruments, or other content owned by third parties, authors must:

  • obtain permission where required;
  • provide appropriate credit lines; and
  • ensure that the journal has the right to publish the material.

Author warranties

By submitting a manuscript, authors confirm that:

  • the work is original and has not been published elsewhere (except as a clearly disclosed preprint where permitted);
  • all co-authors have approved the submission;
  • the article does not infringe copyrights, privacy rights, or other legal rights of any third party;
  • any use of AI/LLM tools (if applicable) is disclosed and all content has been verified for accuracy, originality, and proper citation.

Republication and reuse

Authors are encouraged to share and disseminate their work after publication (e.g., institutional repositories, personal websites, academic networks), provided the final published version is properly cited and linked to the journal webpage.