Copyright & Licensing
Author rights and Open Access permissions.
Open Access Publishing
Advanced Forensic Sciences publishes under Creative Commons licensing, ensuring your forensic research reaches crime laboratories, legal professionals, and investigators worldwide without access barriers while protecting author rights.
CC BY 4.0
- Free to share and redistribute
- Free to adapt and build upon
- Commercial use permitted
- Attribution required
- Full author credit maintained
- Maximum dissemination impact
CC BY-NC 4.0
- Non-commercial use only
- Educational use freely permitted
- Attribution required
- Available upon request
- Funder requirements accommodated
- Protects commercial interests
Authors Retain Copyright: You maintain full copyright to your work. JAFS receives only the rights necessary for publication and distribution. You may freely post, share, and reuse your published work.
- Institutional Repositories: Post published version immediately without embargo
- Personal Website: Share your article freely with DOI link
- Teaching Use: Use in classroom and training materials
- Derivative Works: Create translations and adaptations with attribution
- Court Testimony: Present your published research in expert witness contexts
Authors must obtain permissions for copyrighted third-party materials including figures, tables, and substantial text excerpts. Document permissions in your submission. Creative Commons licensed materials may be used with proper attribution.
Open Access licensing ensures your forensic discoveries reach practitioners who can apply findings to active investigations. Legal professionals, laboratory scientists, and law enforcement agencies access your research freely, maximizing justice system impact.
Questions about licensing options? Contact [email protected] for guidance on funder requirements and institutional policies.
