Copyright and License

Copyright Policy

Authors publishing in the Journal of International Business, Economics and Entrepreneurship (JIBE) retain full copyright of their work. By submitting and publishing with JIBE, authors grant the journal a non-exclusive license to publish, reproduce, distribute and archive the article in both print and electronic formats. This license permits JIBE to:

  • Make the article publicly accessible via its website and indexing platforms
  • Preserve the work in long-term digital repositories
  • Reuse the article for academic, promotional, or non-commercial purposes, with appropriate citation

Authors may share their published work on personal websites, institutional repositories and academic platforms, provided proper attribution to the journal is given. JIBE does not claim ownership of submitted content and supports the academic freedom of authors to reuse and build upon their work, under ethical publishing norms.

License Terms

All articles published in JIBE are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This license is designed to support open access while protecting author rights. It allows readers and researchers to:

  • Share – copy, distribute, and transmit the work in any medium or format.
  • Adapt – remix, transform, and build upon the work to create new contributions.

However, these freedoms come with important conditions:

  • Attribution – Appropriate credit must always be given to the original author(s) and to JIBE, with a clear citation of the source.
  • NonCommercial – The work may not be used for commercial purposes.
  • ShareAlike – If the work is modified or adapted, the resulting material must be shared under the same CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

By adopting this license, JIBE ensures that published research remains freely accessible, encourages collaboration and knowledge sharing, and safeguards the integrity of authors’ work. Full license details: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

Creative common

Authors are responsible for obtaining all necessary permissions for any third-party material included in their submissions. All submissions to JIBE must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere. The journal adheres strictly to ethical publishing practices and reserves the right to retract articles in cases of misconduct or ethical violations.