Copyright and Licensing Policy

Copyright Policy

Authors retain copyright of their work. Articles published in Social Lens are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This license permits sharing, adaptation, distribution, and reproduction in any medium provided appropriate credit is given.

No transfer of copyright to the journal or publisher is required at any stage of the publication process.Similarly, users are allowed to "read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles" without prior permission from the publisher or the author. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication, with the work simultaneously licensed under CC BY 4.0.

License Policy

All articles published in Social Lens are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

This license permits:

• Sharing — copying and redistributing the material in any medium or format;
• Adaptation — remixing, transforming, and building upon the material for any purpose, including commercial use.

Conditions:

• Attribution — Users must provide appropriate credit to the original author(s), include a link to the CC BY 4.0 license, and clearly indicate if changes were made. 
• No Additional Restrictions — Users may not impose legal or technological barriers that limit others from exercising the rights granted under the license.

The CC BY 4.0 framework facilitates the widest possible dissemination and reuse of published research while ensuring that authors receive proper recognition and that the journal is acknowledged as the original venue of publication.