License Terms

Critical Dialectics supports the open and responsible dissemination of scholarly research in literature, language, philosophy, culture, and related areas of the humanities. The journal allows authors to retain copyright while making their published work freely available under a clear open-access licence.

Copyright Retention

Authors retain the copyright of their published work.

By submitting an article to Critical Dialectics, authors grant the journal the right of first publication and agree to publish the work under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

Creative Commons License

Articles published in Critical Dialectics are distributed under the CC BY 4.0 License. This licence permits others to:

  • Share — copy and redistribute the published work in any medium or format.
  • Adapt — remix, transform, translate, and build upon the work for any purpose, including commercial purposes.
  • Attribute — give appropriate credit to the author, provide a link to the licence, and indicate whether changes have been made.

These permissions apply provided that the terms of the CC BY 4.0 licence are followed.

Rights of Authors

Authors retain the following rights:

  • Copyright ownership of their published work.
  • The right to reuse their work in future publications, provided the original publication in Critical Dialectics is appropriately acknowledged.
  • The right to share and disseminate their published article in accordance with the CC BY 4.0 licence.
  • The right to use their work for academic, teaching, research, and other lawful purposes.

Rights of the Journal

Critical Dialectics retains the right of first publication and the right to identify the journal as the original publisher of the work.

The journal may require appropriate acknowledgement of the original publication when its published version is reused or redistributed.

Rights of Readers and Other Users

Readers and other users may freely access, download, copy, share, translate, adapt, and reuse published articles, including for commercial purposes, subject to the terms of the CC BY 4.0 licence.

Any reuse must provide appropriate attribution to the author and Critical Dialectics and include a link to the licence.

Commercial Use and Adaptation

The CC BY 4.0 licence permits commercial use and the creation of derivative works. This may include translations, educational materials, scholarly compilations, textbooks, adaptations, and other forms of reuse.

Users remain responsible for providing proper attribution and indicating any changes made to the original work.

Permissions Beyond the Licence

For uses that are not covered by the CC BY 4.0 licence, or where additional permission is required, please contact the editorial team:

Email: criticaldialectics@gmail.com

Why CC BY 4.0?

The CC BY 4.0 licence supports the broad circulation and reuse of scholarly work while ensuring that authors receive proper credit. It allows research published in Critical Dialectics to be read, shared, and reused by researchers, teachers, students, and other interested users without unnecessary restrictions.