License Terms

Pakistan Journal of Zoological Sciences (PJZS) publishes all articles under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

About the License

The Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License is a free, public copyright license that enables authors to retain copyright while allowing others to share and adapt their work. This license is approved by leading open access organizations and complies with the highest standards of scholarly publishing.

What the License Allows

Anyone may share, copy, distribute, and transmit the work. They may also adapt or modify the work, and use it for commercial purposes. The only condition is that appropriate credit must be given to the original author and source. A link to the license must be provided, and any changes made to the work must be indicated.

This means that researchers, educators, students, and the public can freely access, download, and build upon the research published in PJZS without asking for permission, provided they properly cite the original work.

License Text and Legal Code

The full legal text of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License is available at:

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

A human-readable summary of the license, which is not a substitute for the actual legal code, can be found at:

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Author Rights

Authors who publish with PJZS retain full copyright over their work. They are free to share their articles, post them on personal or institutional websites, and deposit them in any repository without restriction. Authors simply need to acknowledge the original publication in PJZS.

If you have any questions about the license terms for articles published in PJZS, please contact us at PJZS@ijsmartpublishing.com.