Copyright and Licensing

Copyright

All authors retain full copyright and publishing rights for their articles and any subsequent versions published in the Proceedings of the International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism (ICCAUA). By submitting and publishing with our journal, authors grant the publisher a non-exclusive right to:

  • Publish the articles in print and digital formats.
  • Be cited and recognized as the original publisher in any subsequent reuse of the work.
  • Distribute the articles through all forms and media, both current and future.

These granted rights do not limit the authors’ ability to disseminate, share, or republish their work independently, nor do they impose any restrictions on how authors may use their work for teaching, research, or other scholarly activities.

 

Licensing

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Electronic linking: In digital formats, users must link back to both the original published article and the CC BY license to ensure transparency and proper attribution.

By adhering to these guidelines, users support a culture of openness, collaboration, and proper scholarly credit, while authors benefit from broad dissemination and impact of their work.