Copyright, Licensing, Self-Archiving and Journal Financial Policies

Copyright and Licensing

For articles first published on or after November 1, 2027, copyright of the published articles is held by the Iranian Journal of Toxicology.

Articles published under this policy are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0):

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

This license permits users to copy, redistribute, remix, transform, and build upon the material for non-commercial purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original source, a link to the license is provided, and any changes are indicated.

Commercial use of the published material is not permitted under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license without prior permission from the copyright holder.

The applicable copyright holder and Creative Commons license are identified on the individual article webpage and in the full-text PDF.

Previously Published Articles

Articles published before November 1, 2027 remain subject to the copyright and licensing terms applicable to each article at the time of publication.

The adoption of this policy does not automatically change the copyright or license of previously published articles.

Where the copyright or licensing information of a previously published article differs from the current journal policy, the license stated on the individual article and its published full-text version governs the reuse of that article.

Self-Archiving and Repository Policy

Authors are permitted to deposit the Accepted Author Manuscript (AAM) of their article in an institutional repository, subject-specific repository, or other recognized scholarly repository.

No embargo applies to the deposit of the Accepted Author Manuscript.

When depositing the accepted manuscript, authors should provide the complete citation of the published article, the article DOI, a link to the Version of Record on the Iranian Journal of Toxicology website, and the applicable copyright and license information.

The journal's self-archiving policy is maintained in accordance with the applicable scholarly communication and repository policy information recorded through JASPER.

The Version of Record should not be represented as the Accepted Author Manuscript. The Version of Record remains the authoritative published version of the article and is available through the Iranian Journal of Toxicology website under the applicable Creative Commons license.

Third-Party Material

The CC BY-NC 4.0 license applies to material for which the Iranian Journal of Toxicology holds the relevant rights.

Figures, tables, photographs, datasets, or other materials credited to third parties may be subject to separate copyright or licensing terms.

Third-party material is not necessarily covered by the Creative Commons license applied to the article. Users are responsible for identifying such material and obtaining permission from the relevant copyright holder when required.

Open Access

The Iranian Journal of Toxicology is an open-access journal. Its published articles are freely available online immediately upon publication without subscription or access fees.

Readers may access, read, download, and share published articles in accordance with the applicable Creative Commons license and copyright terms.

Publication and Editing Charges

Arak University of Medical Sciences supports the journal's ordinary publication expenses.

No fee is charged by the journal for normal peer review, editing, or publication.

Where substantial language or structural editing is required, a manuscript may be returned to the authors for revision or may be rejected.

Authors may choose an independent editing service at their own expense. Such services are separate from the journal, are used only with the authors' agreement, and do not guarantee peer review or acceptance.

Any proposed additional charge must be disclosed to the authors before the service is commissioned. Authors must not encounter undisclosed mandatory charges.

Advertising and Editorial Independence

The Iranian Journal of Toxicology does not accept commercial advertisements.

Financial support, sponsorship, or the use of independent language or editing services must not influence editorial decisions, peer review, acceptance, rejection, or publication of manuscripts.

License Statement on Published Articles

For articles published under this policy, the following statement will appear on the article webpage and in the full-text PDF:

Copyright © [year] Iranian Journal of Toxicology. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).

License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

This license permits non-commercial use, sharing, and adaptation provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and source, a link to the license is provided, and any changes are indicated.

Effective Date

This Copyright, Licensing, Self-Archiving and Journal Financial Policies applies to articles first published on or after November 1, 2027.