Copyright Policy

Copyright Policy

The Global Islamic Research Journal (GIRJ) recognizes and respects the intellectual property rights of authors. The copyright of each published article is retained by the author(s), while the journal is granted non-exclusive publishing rights to disseminate, archive, and promote the work.

All articles published in GIRJ are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).

This license permits readers and users to share, copy, redistribute, and adapt the material for non-commercial purposes, provided that proper attribution is given to the original author(s) and that any derivative works are distributed under the same license.

Authors Agree to the Following Terms

1. Copyright Retention

Authors retain full ownership of the copyright to their work. By submitting and publishing in GIRJ, authors grant the journal the right of first publication and the right to distribute the work in all formats and media.

2. Licensing Agreement

Upon publication, the article is simultaneously licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, allowing others to:

  • Share the work for non-commercial purposes

  • Attribute the original authorship appropriately

  • Acknowledge the article’s first publication in Global Islamic Research Journal

  • Distribute derivative works under the same license

3. Additional Distribution Rights

Authors may enter into separate, non-exclusive agreements to distribute the published version of their work, including but not limited to:

  • Depositing the article in institutional or subject-based repositories

  • Including the work in academic books or edited volumes

  • Sharing the article on personal, academic, or professional websites

All such distributions must clearly acknowledge the article’s initial publication in GIRJ.

4. Preprint and Postprint Sharing

In line with open-access principles and the promotion of scholarly communication, GIRJ allows and encourages authors to:

  • Share preprints (submitted versions)

  • Share postprints (accepted versions)

  • Deposit the published version in repositories

Such practices support academic visibility, citation impact, and knowledge dissemination, provided that proper attribution and citation to GIRJ are maintained.