Copyright and Licensing

The Pakistan Journal of Nutrition (PJN) is an open-access journal. Articles published in the journal are made freely and permanently available online in accordance with the journal's open-access and licensing policy.

Copyright

Authors retain copyright in their articles published in the Pakistan Journal of Nutrition.

By submitting an article for publication and, following acceptance, authorizing its publication, the authors grant the Pakistan Journal of Nutrition and Science Insights the rights necessary to publish, distribute, reproduce, communicate, archive, preserve, index and otherwise make the article available as the Version of Record.

The authors' copyright ownership is not transferred to the journal or publisher solely as a condition of publication.

Open Access Licence

Unless otherwise stated on the article, articles published in the Pakistan Journal of Nutrition are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

Under this licence, users may share, copy and redistribute the licensed material in any medium or format and may remix, transform and build upon the material for any purpose, including commercial purposes, provided that the requirements of the licence are followed.

The full licence terms are available from Creative Commons at Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International .

Attribution Requirements

Reuse of material distributed under CC BY 4.0 must include appropriate attribution.

As applicable to the manner of reuse, users should provide appropriate credit to the original author or authors, identify the original source, provide a link to the applicable Creative Commons licence and indicate whether changes have been made.

Attribution must not be presented in a manner that suggests that the authors, Pakistan Journal of Nutrition or Science Insights endorse the user or the particular reuse of the material.

Commercial and Non-Commercial Reuse

Material published under CC BY 4.0 may be reused for both commercial and non-commercial purposes, subject to the terms and conditions of the licence.

Separate permission from the journal or publisher is therefore generally not required for uses that are already permitted by the applicable CC BY 4.0 licence.

Where material is not covered by the article's Creative Commons licence, separate permission may still be required from the relevant copyright holder.

Adaptation and Modification

CC BY 4.0 permits users to remix, transform and build upon licensed material.

Where changes are made, the user must indicate that the material has been modified and must otherwise comply with the attribution and other requirements of the licence.

Modified material must not be presented in a manner that misrepresents the original authors' findings or suggests endorsement by the authors, journal or publisher.

Author Sharing and Self-Archiving

Authors may share and deposit their published articles in institutional repositories, subject repositories, personal or institutional websites and other appropriate scholarly platforms in accordance with the applicable CC BY 4.0 licence.

There is no publisher-imposed embargo period on sharing the published Version of Record for articles distributed under CC BY 4.0.

Authors are encouraged to provide the article citation and DOI or link to the Version of Record when sharing their published work.

Third-Party Material

The Creative Commons licence applied to an article covers material for which the authors or other applicable rights holders have authorized distribution under that licence.

Images, figures, tables, datasets, photographs or other third-party material included in an article may be subject to different copyright or licensing terms.

Where third-party material is excluded from the article's Creative Commons licence, this should be indicated through an appropriate credit line or other notice.

Users wishing to reuse excluded material beyond what is permitted by applicable law must obtain permission from the relevant copyright holder.

Author Responsibilities

Authors are responsible for ensuring that material included in their manuscripts may lawfully be published and licensed as indicated.

Where copyrighted material belonging to another party is included, authors are responsible for obtaining any permissions required for publication and for complying with conditions imposed by the copyright holder.

Authors should provide appropriate acknowledgement and copyright information for third-party material.

Version of Record

The Version of Record is the final article formally published by the Pakistan Journal of Nutrition.

Authors and readers may distribute and reuse the Version of Record in accordance with its applicable licence. Citation of the Version of Record, including its DOI where available, is encouraged to maintain an accurate and traceable scholarly record.

Permissions

Separate permission from the Pakistan Journal of Nutrition or Science Insights is not required for reuse that is permitted under the CC BY 4.0 licence.

Permission may be required where:

  • the material is specifically identified as being excluded from the Creative Commons licence;
  • copyright is held by a third party;
  • the intended use is outside the scope of the applicable licence; or
  • other rights, such as privacy, publicity, trademark or similar rights, may apply.

The user is responsible for determining whether additional permission is required for the intended use.

Licensing Information on Individual Articles

The licence statement displayed on an individual published article should be consulted when determining the licensing terms applicable to that article.

Where an article or particular item of content is published under different licensing terms, the licence or rights statement associated with that specific content applies.

Questions About Copyright and Licensing

Questions concerning copyright, licensing or permissions may be directed to the Editorial Office of the Pakistan Journal of Nutrition through the journal's official contact channels.