Copyright and Licensing
Open access licensing for wildlife research.
Author Rights and Article Licensing
Wildlife publishes all articles under Creative Commons licensing enabling broad dissemination while protecting author rights and ensuring proper attribution.
License Terms
All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
What CC BY 4.0 Permits
- Share and redistribute in any format
- Adapt, remix, and build upon
- Commercial and non-commercial use
- No additional restrictions allowed
Attribution Requirements
- Credit original authors
- Provide license link
- Indicate any modifications
- Cite original publication
Author Copyright
Authors retain copyright to their work. By submitting to the journal, authors grant the publisher non-exclusive rights to publish and distribute the article. Authors may post accepted manuscripts to institutional repositories, personal websites, or preprint servers without embargo.
Preprints Welcome: Prior posting to preprint servers such as bioRxiv or EcoEvoRxiv does not preclude submission. Disclose preprint posting in your cover letter and update preprint with journal citation upon publication.
Third-Party Content
Authors must obtain permission for any third-party material included in their manuscripts. This includes figures, tables, or extended quotations from copyrighted sources. Permission letters should be provided during submission. Material published under Creative Commons licensing may be reused with appropriate attribution.
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