Copyrights
The contents of the International Journal of Equine Science (IJES) are published under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0). The copyright on the publications of the International Journal of Equine Science is retained by the authors.
Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0) allows everyone to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon their work, even commercially, as long as the original content is properly cited.
As IJES is an open-access journal, authors are granted the right to publicly share their articles in accordance with the terms of the CC BY license. We understand that many authors may wish to deposit different versions of their work in their preferred institutional or other repositories. In line with our journal repository policy, IJES allows the storage of the following versions without any embargo period, while acknowledging their initial publication in our journal.
- Submitted version
- Accepted version (Author Accepted Paper)
- Published version (Record Version)
Authors are not only permitted but also encouraged to post their work online, including on institutional repositories, social/professional/academic websites (such as Researchgate, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.), or their personal websites both prior to and after submission, as well as after publication. This practice aims to foster productive exchanges and encourage earlier and greater citation of published work. However, authors must appropriately acknowledge IJES when making any of these versions available online to ensure proper citation.
