Copyright and Licensing

Harf-o-Sukhan (حرف سخن)
Copyright Ownership and Open Access Policy

Copyright Ownership

Harf-o-Sukhan (حرف سخن) respects the intellectual property rights of authors and maintains transparency regarding copyright ownership. Authors retain the copyright of their published research articles while granting the journal the right to publish, distribute, and archive the content.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that submitted manuscripts are original works and do not violate any existing copyright agreements or third-party rights.

Author Rights

Authors publishing with Harf-o-Sukhan retain the following rights:

• The right to be recognized as the original author of their work.
• The right to share and distribute their published research.
• The right to use their article for educational, academic, and research purposes.
• The right to deposit their published work in institutional repositories or academic platforms.

Licensing Policy

Harf-o-Sukhan follows an Open Access publishing model and publishes articles under the:

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)

This license allows users to share, copy, redistribute, remix, transform, and build upon the published material for any purpose, provided appropriate credit is given to the original authors and the journal source.

Open Access Commitment

Harf-o-Sukhan supports free and unrestricted access to scholarly knowledge. Published articles are freely available online to promote research communication, academic collaboration, and global knowledge sharing.

Readers may access, download, and use published articles according to the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Author Declaration

By submitting a manuscript to Harf-o-Sukhan, authors confirm that:

• The submitted work is original and has not been published elsewhere.
• The manuscript does not contain copyrighted material without permission.
• All sources and contributions have been properly acknowledged.
• Authors agree with the journal publication and licensing terms.

Harf-o-Sukhan (حرف سخن)

Promoting Ethical Publishing and Open Access Knowledge Sharing