Copyright and Licensing
Clear licensing terms maximizing the reach and impact of published nephrology research while protecting author rights.
Open Access Licensing for Kidney Research
Nephrology Advances publishes all articles under Creative Commons licensing, ensuring maximum dissemination and reuse of kidney research while maintaining appropriate attribution standards.
Our licensing approach balances open access principles with author recognition, enabling broad educational, clinical, and research use of published nephrology work.
All Nephrology Advances articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This license permits sharing, adaptation, and reuse with proper attribution to original kidney research authors.
Sharing Permitted
Readers may copy, distribute, and transmit published nephrology research through any medium or format for educational, clinical, and research applications.
Adaptation Allowed
Others may remix, transform, and build upon published kidney articles for any purpose, including derivative clinical tools and educational materials.
Attribution Required
Users must give appropriate credit to original authors, provide license links, and indicate changes made to nephrology research content.
Nephrology Advances authors retain copyright to their work while granting the journal publication rights. This approach allows authors to share, reuse, and build upon their kidney research without restriction.
- Retain full copyright ownership of published nephrology and kidney disease research articles
- Share articles immediately in repositories and personal websites for medical education
- Include work in future publications, compilations, and teaching materials for nephrology training
- Grant others permission for reuse without publisher involvement for clinical applications
Third-party content: Authors are responsible for obtaining permissions for any third-party content included in their nephrology manuscripts. This includes figures, tables, and data from copyrighted clinical and scientific sources.
CC BY licensing satisfies open access requirements from major research funders including NIH, Wellcome Trust, and foundations supporting kidney and nephrology research. Our licensing terms ensure published articles meet funder accessibility mandates.
The CC BY license permits clinical use of published nephrology content with proper attribution. This enables incorporation into clinical guidelines, patient education materials, and continuing medical education programs advancing kidney care worldwide.
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