The Journal of Multiscale Neuroscience (JMN) provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public, thereby  supporting a greater global exchange of knowledge. JMN is an international journal that promotes publication among research scientists,  scholars, academicians, and medical professionals across the globe. 

The Diamond Open Access publishing model adopted by the Journal of Multiscale Neuroscience is intended to support equitable access to scientific knowledge, long-term organizational sustainability, and digital sovereignty in scholarly communication. All articles published by the Journal are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), unless otherwise specified.

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1. Permitted Use

Readers are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access, download, read, and share the final published Version of Record solely for personal, educational, research, and other non-commercial purposes, provided that full and unaltered attribution to the Journal, authors, and publisher is always maintained.

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2. No Derivative Works

The published article, including its text, figures, tables, formatting, metadata, and layout, may not be modified, adapted, translated, remixed, transformed, or incorporated into derivative works in any medium or format without the prior written permission of Neural Press™.

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3. Digital Distribution Restrictions

The final typeset PDF reprints (Version of Record) generated and published by Neural Press™ remain the proprietary digital publication format of the Journal. Authors, institutions, repositories, and third parties are prohibited from uploading, hosting, redistributing, or archiving the final published PDF on commercial networking or repository platforms, including but not limited to ResearchGate and Academia.edu, unless expressly authorized in writing by Neural Press™.

Public dissemination and scholarly sharing of published articles must occur exclusively through:

• the official DOI link hosted on the Journal’s primary domain; or

• an explicit written distribution agreement executed directly with Neural Press™.

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Reservation of Rights

Except as expressly permitted herein, all rights, including publishing, distribution, archival formatting, branding, and digital presentation rights relating to the Version of Record, are reserved by Neural Press™. Nothing in this policy shall be construed as transferring ownership of the Journal’s proprietary publication format or branding assets to authors or third parties.

 

The FAIR Data Principles

Scientific advancement is enhanced by data sharing, which promotes transparency, increases collaboration, accelerates research, and fosters better decision-making. Data sharing is a crucial aspect of public health and is proving to be valuable when it comes to responding to emergencies such as outbreaks of infectious diseases or other types of crises. It is for this reason  that these FAIR principles are being adopted by a growing number of  research institutions around the world to guide their research practices.

An international consortium of scientists and organizations developed the FAIR Data Principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) published in Scientific Data 2016 as a set of guiding principles to advancing digital content reusability. Increasingly, people are dependent on information technology where FAIR Data allows computational systems to find, access, interoperate, and reuse data without requiring a lot of human intervention. It is for this reason  that these FAIR principles are being adopted by a growing number of  research institutions around the world to guide their research practices.

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​ JMN Archiving Policy

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All articles in Journal of Multiscale Neuroscience are licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode), which permits unrestricted, archiving, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided that the work is properly cited. For articles published under an Open Access licence, JMN a fully OA journal, articles can be made available immediately according to the terms of their specific Creative Common license. 

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Self-Arching Policy

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When an article is accepted for publication in Journal of Multiscale Neuroscience, authors are permitted to self archive the accepted manuscript on their own personal website and/or in their funder or institutional repositories, for public release. According to the terms of the specific Creative Common license, all authors retain the copyright of their articles. As part on Neural Press commitment to Open Access all authors are allowed to self-archive their work in Word format or PDF format in any institutional repositories, on the web, or on author’s websites. Authors are permitted to republish their work, for example, as a book chapter. Authors of articles published in Journal of Multiscale Neuroscience (JMN) are allowed to self-archive the submitted, accepted (peer-reviewed) and published (copyedited) versions of the manuscript at repositories hosted by their home institutions, public domains or within personal websites. Authors should cite the publication reference and DOI number on the first page of any deposited version, and provide a link from it to the URL of the published article on the journal's website.

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Policy on Funded Publications

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Authors retain the copyright to their articles, therefore they can self-archive their accepted and published manuscripts in HTML, Word or PDF format on their personal websites, institutional/university repository or a cross-institutional subject repository like arXive.org, Preprints, etc. All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode), which permits unrestricted, archiving, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided that the work is properly cited.

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For open access content published under a Creative Commons license, authors are encouraged to deposit the published version immediately on publication, alongside a link to the  URL  of  the  published  article on the Neural Press™ website (https://www.neuralpress.org/).

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In all cases, the requirement to link to the JMN's website is designed to protect the integrity and authenticity of the scientific record, with the online published version on https//www.neuralpress.org clearly identified as the definitive version of record work.

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Archiving Policy for Authors

 

Author Personal Use Rights
Authors may post or display the official reprints generated by Neural Press™ on personal, non-commercial webpages or institutional profile pages, provided that:

1. Appropriate citation and attribution are given to the Journal and Neural Press TM.

2. A direct DOI link to the formal publication is included.

3. A link to the applicable Creative Commons license is provided; and

4. The article remains unmodified and complete in its published form.

 

Copyright Retention: Authors retain the  copyright to their underlying research text, data, and findings.

 

Exclusive License to Publish: Upon acceptance, authors grant Neural PressTM an exclusive, irrevocable license to format, typeset, and distribute their research.

 

Default Licensing : The final article is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). Under this exclusive publisher license, authors are strictly prohibited from hosting or archiving the final typeset PDF on commercial platforms (including ResearchGate and Academia.edu).

 

Funder Compliance Exception: In cases where an author's research funding mandate strictly requires a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), that specific license will be applied to the text. However, third-party distribution of the article  remains subject to prior written agreement with  Neural PressTM

 

Alternative Licensing Arrangements
Authors requiring compliance with institutional, governmental, or funding-body open-access mandates may apply, upon manuscript acceptance, for publication under an alternative Creative Commons license, including CC BY, subject to approval by Neural Press™ and any applicable publication policies.