Copyright - Open Access Policies

Copyright and Licensing

Ponte Journal and AISR are committed to the principles of open access publishing. All articles published in the journal are made freely and permanently available online immediately upon publication.

Authors retain the copyright to their work (or copyright remains with the appropriate copyright holder, where applicable). By publishing in Ponte Journal, authors grant the journal the right to publish, archive, preserve, and disseminate the article as part of the permanent scholarly record.

Articles are published under one of the following Creative Commons licenses, as selected by the journal or agreed with the authors:

Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY)
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (CC BY-NC)

The applicable license determines how published content may be reused by readers and third parties.

Ponte Journal reserves the right to archive, preserve, index, and format published content to ensure long-term accessibility and optimal presentation across publishing platforms. Any reuse of published material must comply with the terms of the applicable Creative Commons license.

Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY)

The CC BY license permits users to:

Read, download, copy, and share the work;
Redistribute the article in any medium or format;
Remix, transform, and build upon the work for any purpose, including commercial use.

Users must:

Give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and Ponte Journal;
Provide a link to the applicable Creative Commons license;
Clearly indicate if changes were made.

Attribution must not imply that the authors or the journal endorse the user or the manner in which the work is reused. Any modifications should not misrepresent the original work or harm the reputation of the authors.

The license does not necessarily grant permission for the use of third-party materials that may be included in an article. Users are responsible for obtaining any additional permissions required. Ponte Journal, its editors, and the publisher disclaim responsibility for any errors or omissions in published content.

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (CC BY-NC)

The CC BY-NC license provides the same permissions as the CC BY license, except that the work may not be used for commercial purposes.

Under this license, users may:

Read, download, copy, and share the work;
Redistribute, remix, transform, and adapt the material for non-commercial purposes.

All reuse must include appropriate attribution to the original author(s) and Ponte Journal and indicate whether changes have been made.

Commercial use of articles published under the CC BY-NC license requires prior permission from Ponte Journal or the copyright holder, as applicable.

Open Access Policy

Ponte Journal supports the global dissemination of scholarly research through an open access publishing model. Open access enables unrestricted online access to peer-reviewed research without subscription fees or access barriers, promoting greater visibility, accessibility, and impact of academic work.

All research articles published in Ponte Journal from 2021 are freely available online immediately upon publication. Readers may read, download, copy, distribute, and reuse published content in accordance with the terms of the applicable Creative Commons license (CC BY or CC BY-NC).

By removing financial and permission barriers while ensuring proper attribution to authors, Ponte Journal advances the broad dissemination and responsible reuse of scholarly knowledge.

Publisher and Author Permissions

Permissions Granted to Ponte Journal

To protect the rights and interests of both the authors and the publisher, Ponte Journal requires authors to grant the journal an exclusive publishing license that clearly defines the rights granted to the publisher and the rights retained by the authors. The corresponding author grants this license on behalf of all co-authors.

Ponte Journal and AISR agree to publish the manuscript and have the right:

Publish, reproduce, distribute, display, archive, and store the manuscript in print and electronic formats.
Translate the manuscript into other languages.
Prepare adaptations, reprints, summaries, extracts, and abstracts of the manuscript.
Create derivative works based on the manuscript where appropriate for publication, dissemination, or indexing purposes.
Include electronic links from the manuscript to relevant third-party materials.
Promote, publicize, and disseminate the manuscript through academic databases, indexing services, repositories, websites, and other scholarly communication platforms.
Take appropriate action, in the name of the copyright holder and on behalf of the author(s), to protect the copyright in the manuscript where the publisher reasonably believes that copyright has been or is likely to be infringed, including initiating legal proceedings where necessary.
Authorize third parties to exercise any or all of the rights granted above.
Grant licenses to third parties for commercial use of the published work, where applicable.

Permissions Retained by Authors

Authors may use their own published articles without requesting permission from Ponte Journal. Authors retain the right to:

Share a PDF copy of their published article with fellow researchers or students for scholarly or educational purposes.
Make a reasonable number of copies for personal use, including teaching and classroom instruction.
Republish part or all of the article in a book or other publication authored or edited by the author, provided that the work is not republished as multiple contributions within the same publication.
Reuse the illustrations, figures, tables, and research data in future scholarly works.
Include the article in course packs, institutional teaching materials, or academic compilations within the author's institution.
Use the published work in further research and subsequent scholarly publications.
Present the work at conferences, seminars, workshops, and other academic meetings, provided that duplicate publication is avoided.
Reuse all or part of the published manuscript in other works, provided that appropriate acknowledgment and citation of the original publication in Ponte Journal are included.
Share the published article through academic websites, institutional repositories, and scholarly networking platforms, in accordance with the journal's publication policies.
Retain all patent, trademark, and other proprietary rights associated with the research.

Author Warranties and Representations

By submitting a manuscript to Ponte Journal, the author(s) warrant and represent that:

They are the original authors and copyright owners of the submitted work, or are otherwise authorized to grant the rights required for publication. Where the manuscript contains material owned by third parties, all necessary permissions have been obtained and copies of such permissions have been provided to the Editorial Office.
The manuscript is original, the listed authors qualify for authorship, and the manuscript (or any substantially similar work) has not been submitted simultaneously to another journal for publication. If accepted for publication by Ponte Journal, it will not be submitted elsewhere for publication.
All facts, data, and statements presented in the manuscript are true and accurate to the best of the authors' knowledge.
Any actual or potential conflicts of interest have been fully disclosed in the manuscript.
The manuscript does not contain material that is obscene, defamatory, or unlawful, and does not violate any rights of privacy or infringe any intellectual property rights, including copyright, patent, or trademark rights.