LICENSING POLICY

The Link journal of Speech, Language and Audiology (JSLA) publishes all articles under the Attribution 4.0 Creative Commons International License (CC BY 4.0) as its default publishing license. This licensing approach is intended to maximize lawful reuse, dissemination, and scholarly impact while ensuring that authors receive appropriate credit for their work and that the integrity of the scholarly record is maintained.

Permitted Uses Under CC BY 4.0

Under the CC BY 4.0 license, readers and users may copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format and may remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, including commercial use. These uses do not require prior permission from the publisher or the author(s), provided that appropriate attribution is given to the author(s) and the original source, a link to the license is included, and any changes made are clearly indicated.

Author Rights

Authors retain full copyright of their work published in JSLA. By submitting a manuscript and proceeding to publication, authors grant JSLA a non-exclusive license to publish and disseminate the article under CC BY 4.0. This arrangement ensures that authors remain free to reuse, share, and distribute their work broadly while allowing the journal to publish, archive, and index the Version of Record.

Authors may deposit the submitted version (pre-print), the accepted version (post-print), and the published Version of Record in repositories, personal websites, and institutional platforms in accordance with the journal’s Self-Archiving provisions. Authors may also reuse their work in books, theses, institutional repositories, teaching materials, and conference outputs without restriction, provided that proper citation to the original publication in JSLA is maintained and the CC BY 4.0 terms are respected.

License Display and Article-Level Licensing

For transparency, discoverability, and consistent indexing, JSLA ensures that the CC BY 4.0 license is clearly displayed at the article level. The license statement and link are presented on each article landing page and, where applicable, within the full-text formats provided by the journal, including PDF and HTML versions. The journal uses a standard license notice under each article to clearly communicate reuse permissions and attribution expectations.

Third-Party Content

Authors are responsible for ensuring that they have appropriate permission to reuse, reproduce, or adapt any third-party content included in their manuscript, including figures, tables, images, instruments, extensive quotations, or other copyrighted materials. Where third-party material is included, the article must present an appropriate credit line and, where relevant, identify any separate licensing terms applicable to that material. If third-party content is not covered by CC BY 4.0, this must be made clear to readers to prevent unintended reuse beyond the permissions granted.

Funder Compliance

The CC BY 4.0 license is widely recognized as compatible with common open access requirements and supports compliance with a broad range of funder and institutional policies that require immediate open access and flexible reuse rights. Where authors are subject to specific funder or institutional conditions, they should ensure that acknowledgements, repository deposit expectations, and attribution requirements are satisfied in line with the CC BY 4.0 framework and the journal’s related policies.