Copyright Terms

All articles published in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy in Community Practice (JCPCP) are freely accessible online without subscription or access restrictions. Readers are permitted to read, download, cite, and share published content, provided that proper attribution is given to the original authors and the journal.

1. Author Rights

Authors retain full copyright of their work. Upon acceptance and publication, articles are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which allows others to copy, share, adapt, and build upon the work, provided appropriate credit is given to the authors and the journal.

2. Open Access and Dissemination

JCPCP strongly supports open access principles and encourages authors to actively disseminate their published work to maximize visibility, accessibility, and academic impact. Authors are permitted to share their work through institutional repositories, personal websites, academic networking platforms, and other scholarly channels.

3. Archiving Policy

  • Pre-print Version: Authors may share the manuscript before peer review. This version is not considered the final published record.
  • Accepted Manuscript: Authors may archive the peer-reviewed and accepted version of their manuscript.
  • Published Version: Authors may archive and share the final published version after official publication.

4. Author Agreement

By submitting a manuscript to JCPCP, authors confirm that:

  • The submission is original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere.
  • All co-authors have approved the manuscript and consented to submission.
  • The manuscript does not infringe any third-party copyright or intellectual property rights.
  • The data and findings are accurate and ethically reported.

Upon acceptance, authors grant the journal a non-exclusive right of first publication and authorize distribution under the CC BY 4.0 license.

5. Compliance and Policy Framework

This copyright policy ensures that authors retain ownership of their work while supporting global open-access dissemination in accordance with international publishing standards and indexing requirements.