Copyright and Licensing
Clear, author-friendly licensing that maximizes the reach and clinical impact of obesity management research.
Open Access Under Creative Commons
JOM publishes all articles under Creative Commons licensing, ensuring global accessibility while protecting author attribution.
Our licensing framework supports open science principles and enables broad educational and clinical use of published research.
All articles published in the Journal of Obesity Management are released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This license enables maximum dissemination of obesity research while ensuring authors receive proper credit for their contributions to the field.
Share Freely
Anyone may copy, redistribute, and share the material in any medium or format, including for clinical education purposes, with proper attribution.
Adapt and Build
Others may remix, transform, and build upon your work for any purpose, as long as they credit the original author and source appropriately.
No Additional Restrictions
No legal terms or technological measures may restrict others from doing anything the license permits under the creative commons framework.
Attribution Required
Users must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made to the original published work.
Under our open access model, authors retain copyright ownership of their published work. JOM receives a non-exclusive license to publish and distribute the article. Authors may freely share, reuse, and build upon their own work without seeking additional permission from the journal for educational or research purposes.
What this means for you: You maintain full ownership of your research while enabling the widest possible dissemination. Share your published article on your personal website, institutional repository, or professional networks with confidence.
Users reusing CC BY content must provide appropriate credit including author names, article title, journal name, and DOI link. Modifications should be noted, and the license terms must not restrict others from exercising their rights under the creative commons framework for legitimate purposes.
If your submission includes content from other sources, such as figures, tables, or extended quotations, you must obtain permission from the original copyright holder before submission. Provide documentation of permissions during the manuscript preparation process. Content not covered by the CC BY license must be clearly identified.
- Obtain written permission for all third-party content before submission
- Include permission documentation with your manuscript submission
- Clearly credit original sources in figure legends and captions
- Identify any content excluded from the open access license
Our CC BY 4.0 licensing meets the requirements of major research funders mandating open access publication. Authors can demonstrate compliance by pointing to the license terms attached to their published articles. JOM provides documentation support for grant reporting and compliance verification when needed by funding agencies.
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