Copyright and Open Access Policy

1. Purpose
The Journal of Global Arts Studies (JGAS) is committed to promoting the responsible dissemination, accessibility, and preservation of scholarly research in the fields of global arts, cultural studies, visual culture, and related disciplines.
This Copyright and Open Access Policy explains the copyright ownership, publishing rights, open access principles, licensing terms, reuse conditions, author rights, third-party materials, self-archiving, full-text access, and distribution arrangements for articles published in JGAS.
This policy should be read together with the journal’s Publication Ethics, Journal Regulations, AI Ethics Policy, Data, Image, and Materials Policy, and Corrections, Retractions, and Complaints Policy.

2. Copyright Ownership
Authors retain the copyright of their articles published in JGAS.
By submitting a manuscript to JGAS, authors grant the journal and its publisher, the Korea Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (KIHSS), the right of first publication and the non-exclusive right to publish, reproduce, distribute, archive, index, preserve, and make the article available in print, electronic, online, database, and other scholarly formats.
This publishing right includes the right to identify JGAS as the original publisher of the article.

3. Right of First Publication
Authors grant JGAS the right of first publication.
After publication in JGAS, authors may share, archive, and reuse their published work in accordance with this policy, the applicable Creative Commons license, and proper citation requirements.
Any later use of the article must clearly acknowledge that the work was first published in Journal of Global Arts Studies.

4. Open Access Statement
JGAS provides open access to its published articles through the official journal website.
JGAS provides full-text access to published articles without an embargo.
Articles published on the official JGAS website are made available for reading, downloading, sharing, reuse, and scholarly use in accordance with the journal’s licensing terms.
JGAS believes that open access to scholarly research supports academic communication, international knowledge exchange, and the wider dissemination of research in global arts and cultural studies.

5. Distribution Through Academic Platforms and Databases
JGAS may authorize the non-exclusive distribution, indexing, archiving, or hosting of published articles through academic journal platforms, scholarly databases, indexing services, library systems, repositories, or other third-party services.
Such third-party platforms may provide access under their own technical, institutional, subscription, membership, or service arrangements.
The availability of JGAS articles through a third-party platform does not affect the journal’s open access policy on the official JGAS website, unless otherwise required by a separate written agreement.
Any third-party distribution must preserve the integrity of the published article, including title, author information, citation information, journal name, volume, issue, publication date, DOI or permanent identifier where available, copyright notice, and license information.

6. Licensing Terms
Unless otherwise stated, articles published in JGAS are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
Under this license, users may read, download, copy, share, distribute, and adapt the article, including for commercial purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given to the author(s), the article title, JGAS, and the original publication information.
The applicable license will be clearly indicated on the article webpage, PDF file, or article metadata.
The license does not remove the authors’ copyright ownership.

7. License Applied to JGAS Articles
Unless otherwise stated, articles published in JGAS are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
Under this license, users may read, download, copy, share, distribute, and adapt the article, including for commercial purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given to the author(s), the article title, JGAS, and the original publication information.
The CC BY 4.0 license applies to the article text unless otherwise stated.
Third-party materials included in an article may be subject to separate copyright, licensing, permission, moral rights, image rights, cultural rights, or other restrictions.

8. Author Rights
Authors may use their published articles for scholarly, educational, research, and professional purposes, including:
a. sharing the published article with colleagues and students;
b. using the article in teaching, lectures, seminars, and academic presentations;
c. depositing the article in an institutional or personal repository;
d. including the article in a thesis, dissertation, academic profile, research report, or grant report;
e. reusing parts of the article in future scholarly work with proper citation to the original publication in JGAS.
Authors must ensure that any reuse of the article does not misrepresent the published version or violate the rights of third parties.

9. Proper Attribution
Any reuse, distribution, citation, or adaptation of JGAS articles must include proper attribution.
Attribution should include:
a. author name(s);
b. article title;
c. journal title: Journal of Global Arts Studies;
d. volume, issue, year, and page numbers or article number where applicable;
e. DOI or permanent URL where available;
f. applicable Creative Commons license;
g. statement that JGAS is the original publisher.

10. Third-Party Materials
Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to use third-party materials included in their manuscripts.
Third-party materials may include, but are not limited to:
a. artworks;
b. photographs;
c. museum or archive images;
d. figures and tables;
e. maps and diagrams;
f. audio or video materials;
g. performance documentation;
h. long quotations;
i. copyrighted digital materials;
j. cultural heritage materials or community-based materials.
Authors must provide accurate credit lines, permission statements, and source information for all third-party materials.

11. Materials Not Covered by the Article License
The Creative Commons license applied to a JGAS article may not apply to third-party materials included in the article unless clearly stated.
Images, artworks, photographs, archival materials, museum objects, performance documentation, audio, video, or other third-party materials may be subject to separate copyright, licensing, permission, moral rights, image rights, cultural rights, or other restrictions.
Users who wish to reuse such materials must obtain permission from the relevant rights holder where required.

12. Images, Artworks, and Cultural Materials
Because JGAS publishes research in global arts, visual culture, cultural studies, and related fields, special attention must be given to copyright, moral rights, image rights, cultural heritage rights, and community rights.
Authors must ensure that the use of images, artworks, cultural materials, Indigenous knowledge, traditional cultural expressions, museum objects, archival materials, or performance documentation complies with applicable legal and ethical standards.
The journal may request permission documents, copyright clearance, or ethical justification before publication.

13. AI-Generated or AI-Assisted Materials
If AI-generated or AI-assisted text, images, artworks, figures, audio, video, or other materials are included in a manuscript, authors must comply with the journal’s AI Ethics Policy.
Authors are responsible for ensuring that AI-assisted materials do not infringe copyright, moral rights, image rights, privacy rights, cultural rights, or other third-party rights.
AI-generated or AI-modified visual materials must be clearly disclosed where required.

14. Self-Archiving
Authors may self-archive the pre-print, post-print, and published PDF versions of their articles in institutional repositories, personal websites, academic profiles, funder repositories, or other scholarly repositories, provided that the original publication in JGAS is properly cited.
When self-archiving any version of the article, authors should include a link to the official JGAS article page where available.
Self-archiving must not misrepresent the published version or violate the rights of third-party materials included in the article.

15. Commercial Use
Under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), users may reuse JGAS articles, including for commercial purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given to the author(s), the article title, JGAS, and the original publication information.
This permission applies to the article text unless otherwise stated.
Third-party materials included in an article, such as artworks, photographs, museum or archive images, figures, tables, maps, audio, video, performance documentation, or copyrighted digital materials, may not be covered by the article’s CC BY 4.0 license unless clearly stated.
Users who wish to reuse such third-party materials must obtain permission from the relevant rights holder where required.
JGAS may enter into non-exclusive agreements with academic databases, journal platforms, libraries, or scholarly service providers for distribution, indexing, archiving, or access services.

16. Translation and Adaptation
Translations, adaptations, summaries, or derivative works based on JGAS articles must comply with the applicable Creative Commons license and must not misrepresent the original work.
Any translation or adaptation must clearly state that it is based on an article originally published in JGAS.
Third-party materials included in the article may require separate permission for translation, adaptation, republication, or reuse.

17. Copyright Infringement
If JGAS becomes aware of possible copyright infringement, unauthorized use, or misuse of published materials, the journal may investigate the matter and take appropriate action.
Possible actions may include:
a. requesting correction of attribution;
b. requesting removal of unauthorized content;
c. contacting the author, user, platform, institution, or rights holder;
d. issuing a notice or clarification;
e. taking further action in accordance with applicable law and journal policy.

18. Relationship with Other Policies
This Copyright and Open Access Policy should be read together with the journal’s:
a. Journal Regulations;
b. Publication Ethics;
c. AI Ethics Policy;
d. Data, Image, and Materials Policy;
e. Archiving and Preservation Policy;
f. Privacy and Confidentiality Policy.
Where policies overlap, the stricter ethical, legal, or copyright standard shall apply.

19. Policy Review
This Copyright and Open Access Policy may be reviewed and updated periodically to reflect changes in journal operations, copyright law, open access standards, licensing practices, indexing requirements, and scholarly publishing norms.
The most recent version of this policy shall be made available on the JGAS website.
Last updated: December 1, 2025