Frontiers in Agriculture values the intellectual contributions of its authors and is committed to protecting their creative and academic rights through fair publishing practices.
Authors publishing in the journal keep full ownership of their scholarly work. By submitting and approving their articles for publication, authors provide the journal with permission to publish, reproduce, circulate, and store their work in both online and printed formats on a non-exclusive basis.
This policy enables authors to:
Retain complete legal rights over their research
Use their published articles for future academic, professional, and educational purposes
Share their work through institutional repositories and research platforms
Make their articles available on personal and professional websites
All published content is distributed under an appropriate Creative Commons license (such as CC BY), unless stated otherwise. This license allows readers and researchers to reuse, adapt, and share the material for lawful purposes, provided that the original authors and the journal are properly acknowledged.
Authors are responsible for ensuring that submitted manuscripts are original and do not violate any copyright laws. When third-party material is used, proper authorization must be obtained and clearly documented.
The journal maintains the right to digitally preserve, archive, and index all published material in recognized repositories and databases to ensure long-term accessibility and research visibility.
This policy supports academic freedom, safeguards authors’ interests, and promotes the broad dissemination of agricultural research in line with international open access principles.
