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All articles published in Journal of Phytomedicine and Botany remain the intellectual property of their respective authors. Authors retain full copyright ownership of their work while granting the journal the right to publish, archive, and disseminate the article as part of its official publication.

To encourage the widest possible dissemination of scholarly research while protecting the integrity of the published work, all articles are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license.

Under this license:

  • Attribution: Users must provide appropriate acknowledgment to the original author(s) and cite Journal of Phytomedicine and Botany as the original source of publication whenever the work is shared or reproduced.

  • Non-Commercial Use: The published material may be copied, shared, or distributed only for non-commercial purposes. Any commercial use requires prior written permission from the copyright holder.

  • No Derivative Works: The content must be distributed in its original form. Users may not modify, adapt, translate, remix, or create derivative works from the published material without obtaining prior authorization from the copyright owner.

By retaining copyright while publishing under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license, Journal of Phytomedicine and Botany supports the broad dissemination of scientific knowledge while ensuring that authors receive appropriate recognition and that the integrity of their published work is preserved.