Copyright Policy

Copyright Policy – Utilitas Mathematica Journal

At Utilitas Mathematica Journal, we believe that scholarly knowledge belongs to the world—and that authors should remain at the center of their intellectual contributions.

Author-Centric Ownership

Authors retain full copyright of their work upon publication. We do not require copyright transfer. Instead, authors grant the journal a non-exclusive license to publish, archive, and disseminate the work under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

This ensures that:

  • Authors maintain control over their work

  • Their research remains open, citable, and legally shareable

  • Work can be reused by others—with proper attribution—to inspire new mathematical developments

What Authors Grant Us

By submitting to Utilitas Mathematica Journal, authors agree to grant:

  • A non-exclusive, irrevocable license to publish and distribute the article

  • Rights to archive the work in our repositories and with third-party archives (e.g., Portico, LOCKSS)

  • Permission to promote the article through digital platforms and indexing services

What Readers and Reusers Can Do

Under CC BY 4.0, readers may:

  • Share the article in any medium

  • Translate, adapt, or build upon the work—even for commercial use

  • Always provide clear attribution to the original authors and journal

No Barriers, No Strings

  • No copyright transfer forms

  • No DRM (Digital Rights Management) or access restrictions

  • No hidden clauses—just open, author-first publishing

Summary:

You wrote it. You own it. We share it—with the world.

For more on the CC BY license, visit: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0