Copyright & Licensing

1. Copyright

Copyright of articles published in the journal Central Asian Transactions on Materials Structure and Properties is retained by the authors.

By submitting and publishing their manuscripts in the journal, authors grant the publisher the right to publish, reproduce, distribute, and display the work in electronic and printed formats, as well as to archive the article in databases, repositories, and indexing services.

Authors retain the right to use their published work for scholarly and educational purposes, including:

• use in future books or articles authored by them;
• inclusion in institutional or personal repositories;
• use for teaching and research purposes, provided that proper citation of the original publication in the journal is given.

2. Open Access Policy

Central Asian Transactions on Materials Structure and Properties is an open-access journal. All articles are freely available to readers immediately upon publication, without subscription or access fees.

The journal does not charge readers for access to content and supports the principle of free dissemination of scientific knowledge.

3. Licensing

All articles published in the journal are distributed under the terms of the license Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) .

This license permits:

• sharing (copying and redistributing the material in any medium or format);
• adapting (remixing, transforming, and building upon the material for any purpose, including commercial use),

provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the source, a link to the license is provided, and any changes made are indicated.

4. Third-Party Materials

If an article contains third-party material (e.g., figures, tables, or images) not covered by the Creative Commons license, authors are responsible for obtaining the necessary permissions from the copyright holders and for clearly indicating the licensing status of such materials in the article.

5. Archiving and Self-Archiving

The journal permits and encourages authors to deposit the published version of their articles in institutional repositories, personal websites, and other repositories, provided that the original publication in Central Asian Transactions on Materials Structure and Properties is properly cited.

6. Changes to Copyright and Licensing Policy

The journal reserves the right to update this policy as necessary to comply with legal requirements and international publishing standards. Any changes will be published on the journal’s website.