Copyright and Licensing
EduSphere: Journal of Education and Learning operates under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY-SA 4.0). This licensing model ensures that authors retain copyright over their work while allowing others to freely share, adapt, and build upon the research, provided proper attribution is given and derivative works are licensed under the same terms.
1. Copyright
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2. Licensing Terms
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- Attribution: Users are free to share (copy and redistribute) and adapt (remix, transform, and build upon) the work for any purpose, even commercially, as long as they give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and provide a link to the license.
- ShareAlike: If users remix, transform, or build upon the work, they must distribute their contributions under the same license as the original. This ensures that derivative works are also freely accessible under the same terms.
3. Permissions
The CC BY-SA 4.0 license allows others to:
- Reproduce and distribute the work in any medium or format.
- Transform and build upon the work, including for commercial purposes, under the same license terms.
4. Author Responsibilities
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5. Attribution and Acknowledgments
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- The name(s) of the author(s).
- A link to the original work.
- A statement indicating if changes were made to the original work.
- A link to the license under which the work is published.