Copyright and License Statement

Help: Journal of Community Service (HJCS) recognizes the importance of protecting the intellectual property rights of authors while also fostering the dissemination and reuse of scholarly research. As such, the following copyright and license statement applies to all content published in HJCS:

Copyright Statement

Authors publishing in HJCS retain the copyright to their work, granting the journal the right to publish the article and make it freely available to the public. This means that authors maintain ownership of their intellectual property and have the right to reproduce, distribute, and display their work as they see fit.

License Statement:

To facilitate open access and encourage the sharing and reuse of research, all articles published in HJCS are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0). This license allows readers to:

1. Share: Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
2. Adapt: Remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.

Under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, readers are required to provide appropriate credit to the original authors and indicate any changes made to the material. Additionally, any derivative works created from the original material must be distributed under the same license terms as the original work.

Authors grant HJCS the right to publish their article under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, enabling broad dissemination and reuse of their research while ensuring proper attribution and licensing of their work.

By adopting this copyright and license statement, HJCS aims to promote knowledge sharing, collaboration, and innovation in the field of community service while respecting the rights of authors and creators.

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