Copyright and License

Copyright

Authors who publish in Blambangan Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences (BJNHS) retain the copyright to their work. By submitting and publishing their manuscripts in BJNHS, authors grant the journal the non-exclusive right to publish, reproduce, distribute, and display the article in all forms and media, including electronic and digital formats.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that their work does not infringe upon the copyright or intellectual property rights of others. Any third-party material included in the manuscript must be properly cited and accompanied by the necessary permissions.

License

All articles published in BJNHS are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Under this license:

  • Readers are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and link to the full texts of articles
  • The work may be shared and adapted for non-commercial purposes
  • Appropriate credit must be given to the author(s) and the journal
  • Any changes made to the original work must be clearly indicated

No permission is required from the author or the publisher for non-commercial use that complies with the license terms.

Authors’ Rights

Authors retain the right to:

  • Share their published articles in institutional or non-commercial repositories
  • Use their work for teaching, research, and academic presentations
  • Reuse parts of the article in future works, provided that proper acknowledgment of the original publication in BJNHS is given

Readers’ Rights

Readers may freely access and use the published content in accordance with the terms of the CC BY-NC 4.0 license, without financial, legal, or technical barriers.

Compliance with Open Access Principles

This copyright and licensing policy supports the principles of open access publishing and is aligned with international standards of transparency, accessibility, and ethical scholarly communication.