Journal of Mountain Research

The Journal of Mountain Research (JMR) is committed to promoting the wide dissemination of scholarly research while protecting the rights of authors. The journal follows transparent and ethical practices regarding copyright ownership, licensing, and reuse of published content.

Copyright Ownership

Copyright of articles published in the Journal of Mountain Research (JMR) remains with the authors unless otherwise specified. Authors retain the right to use, share, and reuse their published work in accordance with the terms of the selected license.

By submitting a manuscript to JMR, authors grant the journal the necessary rights to publish, distribute, archive, and promote the article in print and electronic formats. The journal has the right to reproduce, communicate, and make the published content available through its website, repositories, indexing databases, and other scholarly platforms.

Open Access and Licensing

The Journal of Mountain Research (JMR) follows an open access publishing model. All published articles are freely available online immediately after publication, allowing readers to access, read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and link to the full text without financial or technical barriers.

Unless otherwise stated, articles published in JMR are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0). This license permits users to:

• Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
• Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, including commercial purposes.
• Use the published work without seeking additional permission, provided appropriate credit is given to the original authors and the journal.

Users must provide proper attribution by citing the authors, article title, journal name, volume, issue, year of publication, and DOI (where available).

Author Rights

Authors publishing with JMR retain the following rights:

• The right to share the published article with colleagues and students.
• The right to deposit the published version in institutional or subject repositories.
• The right to use the article for teaching, research, and academic purposes.
• The right to reuse portions of the work in future publications, books, theses, or other scholarly outputs, with proper acknowledgment of the original publication.

Third-Party Material

Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce any copyrighted material, including figures, tables, photographs, datasets, or other content owned by third parties. Proper acknowledgment and citation of such material must be provided in the manuscript.

Licensing and Ethical Use

All users of JMR content must respect the terms of the applicable license and acknowledge the contribution of the original authors. Any unauthorized use, reproduction, or distribution that violates copyright law or licensing conditions may result in appropriate action.

The Journal of Mountain Research (JMR) supports responsible sharing of scientific knowledge while ensuring recognition, attribution, and protection of authors’ intellectual contributions.