Copyright & Licensing Policy

The American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation is committed to promoting the accessibility and wide dissemination of scholarly research. Authors retain copyright of their work while granting the journal a license to publish and distribute it.

Copyright Ownership

Authors retain full copyright of their articles. By submitting a manuscript to the journal, authors agree to grant the American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation the right to publish, reproduce, and distribute the article in all forms and media.

Licensing Terms

All articles are published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). Under this license, others are free to share, adapt, and build upon the work, even for commercial purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and source, a link to the license is provided, and any changes made are indicated.

Author Responsibilities

Authors must ensure that their submitted manuscripts are their original work and do not infringe on any existing copyright. If figures, tables, or excerpts from other copyrighted works are included, the authors must obtain permission and provide appropriate attribution.

Commercial Use and Third-Party Rights

The CC BY 4.0 license permits commercial use of published content. However, third parties using the work must properly credit the original authors and journal. The journal disclaims any liability for misuse of content by external parties.