Copyright Publishing Notice

Copyright Notice

This notice defines the formal copyright, licensing, and reuse terms for all scholarly content published in Journal of Arts, Culture and Society (JACS) , ensuring legal transparency and full compliance with international open-access best practices while respecting the unique nature of creative and cultural scholarship.

1. Copyright Ownership
Authors retain the copyright of their original research, scholarly contributions, and creative works. By submitting to and publishing with JACS, authors grant the journal a non-exclusive, irrevocable license to publish, reproduce, distribute, and archive the definitive version of the work in all formats and media under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

2. Open Access Licensing
To maximize the dissemination of scholarship in arts, culture, and society while protecting the integrity of authors' work, each article is published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) : https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. This license grants any user the worldwide, royalty-free right to:

• Share – copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.

These permissions are granted subject to the following conditions:

• Attribution: Users must credit the author(s) and cite Journal of Arts, Culture and Society (JACS) as the original source of publication, provide a hyperlink to the license, and indicate if any changes were made (though modified versions may not be distributed).

• NonCommercial: The material may not be used for commercial purposes without explicit permission from the copyright holder.

• NoDerivatives: If users remix, transform, or build upon the material, they may not distribute the modified material.

3. Rights and Responsibilities

• Author Rights and Self-Archiving: Authors are expressly permitted and encouraged to deposit the final published PDF (version of record) in institutional repositories, subject repositories, personal websites, and academic social networks including ResearchGate (https://www.researchgate.net/) and Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com/). Authors may reuse their own work in future publications, presentations, exhibitions, theses, or teaching materials, provided the original JACS publication is appropriately cited. For commercial use or creation of derivative works, authors should contact the editorial office.

• Third-Party Content: Authors are solely responsible for obtaining written permission from the copyright holder for any third-party material (e.g., images, illustrations, photographs, artwork reproductions, archival materials, extended quotations, song lyrics, performance documentation) included in their manuscript. Proof of permission must be provided to the editorial office upon request. Authors must also ensure compliance with any relevant cultural protocols and moral rights considerations.

• Publisher Archiving and Preservation: Journal of Arts, Culture and Society (JACS) ensures the long-term preservation and perpetual accessibility of all published content through participation in trusted digital preservation networks. These include:

  • CLOCKSS: https://clockss.org/

  • LOCKSS: https://www.lockss.org/

  • PKP Preservation Network (PN): https://pkp.sfu.ca/pkp-pn/

These systems create distributed archives among participating libraries worldwide, guaranteeing that all content remains permanently available to the scholarly and cultural community even in the event the journal ceases publication.

4. Ethical Standards and Scholarly Integrity

Authors must confirm that their submission is original, has not been published elsewhere, and is not under simultaneous consideration by another publication. Manuscripts must be free from plagiarism, data fabrication, or any other unethical practices. Journal of Arts, Culture and Society (JACS) adheres to the principles, policies, and flowcharts of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) : https://publicationethics.org. The journal also encourages adherence to discipline-specific guidelines and standards, including:

• FAIR Data Principles: https://www.go-fair.org/fair-principles/ (where applicable to cultural data)

• TOP Guidelines (Transparency and Openness Promotion): https://www.cos.io/initiatives/top-guidelines

• Singapore Statement on Research Integrity: https://wcrif.org/guidance/singapore-statement

• ICOM Code of Ethics for Museums: https://icom.museum/en/resources/standards-guidelines/code-of-ethics/ (where relevant)

Any allegations of plagiarism, copyright infringement, ethical approval violations, or other misconduct will be investigated promptly and thoroughly in accordance with COPE guidelines.

5. Research Ethics and Cultural Sensitivity

• Human Subjects Research: For research involving human subjects, interviews, or ethnographic methods, authors must confirm that the study was conducted in accordance with relevant ethical guidelines and that informed consent was obtained where appropriate. A statement of ethical approval from an appropriate institutional review board or ethics committee must be included in the manuscript where applicable.

• Cultural Heritage and Indigenous Knowledge: For research involving cultural heritage materials, Indigenous knowledge, traditional cultural expressions, or collaboration with communities, authors must confirm that engagement was conducted respectfully, that appropriate permissions were obtained, that cultural protocols were followed, and that the research provides benefits to the community in accordance with relevant guidelines such as:

  • United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP): https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/declaration-on-the-rights-of-indigenous-peoples.html

  • First Nations Principles of OCAP® (Ownership, Control, Access, Possession): https://fnigc.ca/ocap-training/

• Archival and Primary Source Materials: For research using archival materials, authors must comply with the terms and conditions of the repositories holding those materials and obtain any necessary permissions for reproduction or quotation.

• Image and Reproduction Permissions: For manuscripts including reproductions of artworks, photographs, or other visual materials, authors must secure permissions from copyright holders and/or image rights holders and provide appropriate credits and captions.

• Artificial Intelligence (AI) Usage: Authors must disclose any use of artificial intelligence or large language models in the preparation of their manuscript, including in writing, analysis, or image generation, in accordance with the journal's AI policy and COPE guidance. AI tools cannot be listed as authors.

• Conflict of Interest: Authors must declare any potential conflicts of interest, including financial, professional, or personal relationships that could influence the research or its interpretation.