Open Access License
The aim of HS Online Services and its journals are to provide the best choice of user license options which define how readers can reuse open access articles published on our platforms.
HS Online Services and its journal Policy:
Choosing a License
Once selected, Creative Commons user licenses are non-revocable. HS Online Services and Its journals recommend author(s) check if their funding body requires a specific license. See the Creative Commons website for more details about what to consider before choosing a user license. Click here for a full list of user licenses used by HS Online Services and its journal.
User license |
Read, print and download |
Redistribute or republish the article |
Translate the article |
Download for text and data mining purposes |
Reuse portions or extracts from the article in other works |
Sell or re-use for commercial purposes |
CCBY 4.0 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
CCBY-NC-ND 4.0 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes, For private use only and not for distribution |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
HS Online Services User license |
Yes |
No |
yes |
yes |
No |
No |
Please note: Under the CC BY-NC-ND license and for the HS Online Services and its journal user license permitted 3rd party reuse is only applicable for non-commercial purposes. For further details on the rights granted to HS Online Services and Its Journal.