Copyright

Authors retain all rights to their published works, including but not limited to the following rights:

  • Copyright and other proprietary rights relating to the article, such as patent rights;

  • The right to use the substance of the article in their own future works, including lectures and books;

  • The right to reproduce the article for their own purposes;

  • The right to self-archive the article;

  • The right to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the article’s published version (e.g., posting it to an institutional repository or publishing it in a book), provided that its initial publication in the International Journal of Information Systems and Software Engineering (IJISSE) is properly acknowledged.

Open Access Policy

The International Journal of Information Systems and Software Engineering (IJISSE) provides immediate open access to its content based on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Non-commercial use and distribution in any medium are permitted, provided that the author and the journal are properly credited.

The International Journal of Information Systems and Software Engineering (IJISSE) also operates under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC) License. This license permits the reproduction, distribution, and sharing of articles free of charge for non-commercial purposes only, provided that appropriate citation information is included.

All authors publishing with the International Journal of Information Systems and Software Engineering (IJISSE) agree to these terms of publication.

Benefits of Open Access for Authors

  • Free access for all users worldwide;

  • Authors retain copyright to their work;

  • Increased visibility and readership;

  • Rapid publication;

  • No spatial constraints.

Privacy Statement

This journal does not collect information from non-registered users. The data collected from registered users of this journal falls within the scope of the standard functioning of peer-reviewed journals. It includes information that enables communication throughout the editorial process, supports the collection of aggregated data on submissions and publications, and facilitates the tracking of geopolitical and social aspects of scholarly communication.

The editorial team of the International Journal of Information Systems and Software Engineering (IJISSE) uses this data solely to support the publication and continuous improvement of the journal. Data that assists in the development of the publishing platform may be shared with the Public Knowledge Project (PKP) in anonymized and aggregated form, with appropriate exceptions such as article-level metrics.

The data collected by this journal or PKP will not be sold and will not be used for purposes other than those stated in this policy.

Authors who publish in this journal are responsible for any human-subject data included in the research reported in their articles. The editorial team of the International Journal of Information Systems and Software Engineering (IJISSE) is committed to complying with recognized industry standards for data privacy, including the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) provisions regarding data subject rights, including:

  • The right to breach notification;

  • The right of access;

  • The right to be forgotten;

  • The right to data portability; and

  • Privacy by design.

The GDPR also recognizes the importance of “the public interest in the availability of data,” which is particularly relevant to maintaining the integrity, transparency, and accessibility of the scholarly publishing record.