Copyright & License

Frontiers in Environmental Science and Sustainability respects the intellectual property rights of its authors and encourages the wide circulation of scholarly work.

Authors who publish in the journal maintain full copyright over their articles. By accepting publication, authors grant the journal a non-exclusive right to edit, reproduce, publish, distribute, and preserve their work in both digital and printed formats.

This arrangement enables authors to:

• Keep full ownership of their original research

• Reuse their articles in future publications, books, and research projects

• Incorporate their work into teaching and training materials

• Archive the published version in institutional and subject-based repositories

• Share their research on personal, academic, and professional platforms

All published material is licensed under a suitable Creative Commons license (such as CC BY). This license allows others to copy, modify, and redistribute the content for lawful purposes, provided that the author(s) and the journal are properly credited.

Any third-party use must comply with the terms of the selected license and include accurate citation and acknowledgment.

This policy supports ethical publishing practices, protects authors’ rights, and promotes transparent and responsible scholarly communication in accordance with international open access standards.