Licensing Policy

1. Introduction

The Journal of Environmental Sciences and Technology (JEST) is an open access journal that publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed research in all areas of environmental science and technology. JEST is committed to making its research freely available to the public and to promoting the reuse of scholarly works.

2. Copyright

The copyright for all articles published in JEST is held by the authors. However, authors grant JEST a non-exclusive, irrevocable, worldwide license to publish, reproduce, distribute, and translate their articles in any medium or format.

3. Open Access

JEST is an open access journal, which means that all articles are freely available to anyone to read, download, copy, distribute, and reuse, provided that proper attribution is given to the original authors.

4. Creative Commons License

All articles published in JEST are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license. This license allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, and they must attribute the original work to the authors.

5. Self-Archiving

Authors are encouraged to self-archive their articles in institutional or personal repositories. Self-archiving helps to make research more accessible and can also increase the visibility of the journal.

6. Third-Party Use of Articles

JEST encourages the reuse of its articles in other works. However, any third-party use of articles must be in accordance with the terms of the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

7. Contact Information

For any questions about the JEST Licensing Policy, please contact the journal editor at [editor@jest.com.pk]

8. Effective Date

This Licensing Policy is effective from the date of publication.