Authors publishing in the Journal of Sustainable Decisions Intelligence and Optimization (JSDIO) retain full copyright of their work. Upon acceptance and publication, authors grant JSDIO a non-exclusive license to publish, distribute, and preserve the article in all formats and media, including digital repositories and indexing services.

This approach ensures that authors maintain control over their intellectual property while enabling broad dissemination of their research through open access.

License Terms

All articles published in JSDIO are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license. This license allows users to:

• Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
• Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material.

Under the following conditions:

• Attribution — Users must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.
• NonCommercial — Users may not use the material for commercial purposes.
• ShareAlike — If users remix, transform, or build upon the material, they must distribute their contributions under the same license as the original.

This license promotes collaborative scholarship and responsible reuse, while protecting the work from unauthorized commercial exploitation.

Author Rights

Authors publishing in JSDIO retain the following rights:

• Reuse and Distribution: Authors may freely reuse their published work for educational, scholarly, and non-commercial purposes, including:
  • Teaching materials
  • Conference presentations
  • Institutional repositories
  • Personal or professional websites
  • Social media and academic networking platforms
• Derivative Works: Authors may create derivative works (e.g., translations, adaptations) for non-commercial purposes, provided they comply with the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.
• Future Publications: Authors may incorporate their published work into future publications (e.g., books, theses), with proper citation and acknowledgment of the original publication in JSDIO.
• Archiving: Authors are encouraged to deposit the final published version of their article in institutional or subject-specific repositories immediately upon publication.

Third-Party Content

If an article contains third-party material (e.g., images, datasets, figures, or excerpts) not covered by the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license, authors must:

• Clearly identify such content with clear permissions within the manuscript.
• Provide appropriate credit and licensing information.
• Obtain and retain written permission from the copyright holder, if required.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that all third-party content complies with copyright laws and licensing terms.

Policy Compliance

By submitting to JSDIO, authors agree to abide by this Copyright and License Policy. The journal reserves the right to remove or retract content that violates these terms or infringes on third-party rights.