Copyright and License
Open-access publishing with author-retained rights for maximum research dissemination
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
All articles published in ZR are distributed under the CC BY 4.0 license
What This License Permits
Share
Copy and redistribute in any medium or format for research and education
Adapt
Remix, transform, and build upon the research material for conservation applications
Commercial Use
Use for commercial purposes including field guides and educational materials
No Restrictions
Licensor cannot revoke these freedoms for published work
Attribution Requirements
Users must provide appropriate credit including original authors, article title, journal name, publication date, and DOI. Users should indicate if modifications were made. This ensures original researchers receive recognition for their zoological contributions while enabling broad reuse for conservation and education purposes.
Author Rights
Copyright Ownership: Authors retain full copyright ownership of published work. By submitting, authors grant ZR a non-exclusive license to publish, distribute, and archive. Authors may reuse their work in future publications, presentations, field guides, and teaching materials without seeking permission.
Self-Archiving: Authors may deposit the published version in institutional repositories, preprint servers, and personal websites immediately with no embargo period. This supports broad dissemination of zoological findings to conservation practitioners and wildlife managers.
Reuse in Future Works: Authors may reuse figures, tables, and text from ZR publications in subsequent research articles, book chapters, species identification resources, and conservation materials with proper citation.
Publisher Responsibilities
Under our open-access agreement, ZR commits to maintaining published work in accessible format, distributing content to indexing services and biodiversity repositories, preserving articles through long-term archival partnerships, and providing persistent DOI resolution ensuring permanent citability of your zoological research.
Third-Party Content: Authors must obtain permissions for third-party content including photographs by other researchers, figures from other publications, or copyrighted images. Proof of permission should be provided during submission for all non-original visual content.
Open Access Benefits
Open-access licensing accelerates conservation progress by removing barriers to knowledge sharing. Your zoological research reaches researchers, conservationists, wildlife managers, educators, and citizen scientists worldwide without subscription barriers. This model supports evidence-based conservation and enables broad application of zoological research to species protection efforts globally.
Preprint and Postprint Policies
ZR supports preprint posting. Authors may post unreviewed manuscripts to preprint servers such as bioRxiv before or during review. Upon publication, update preprint records to link to the published version of your zoological research.
The accepted manuscript may be deposited in institutional repositories immediately with no embargo. The final published version may be shared freely under CC BY terms with proper attribution ensuring maximum dissemination of zoological discoveries.
Commercial and Educational Use
Commercial use of published content is permitted under CC BY 4.0 with attribution. This includes field guides, nature books, educational courses, and museum exhibits. The open license removes barriers to application of research for conservation education and public engagement with wildlife.
Derivative works including translations, adaptations, and educational materials are permitted with proper attribution. Species images from published articles may be used in identification resources, conservation materials, and citizen science applications advancing wildlife appreciation.
Open licensing accelerates conservation progress by removing barriers to knowledge sharing. Your zoological research reaches broader audiences enabling educational applications and translation into wildlife protection activities. The CC BY model represents our commitment to open science while protecting your intellectual property rights. Your published work contributes to freely accessible zoological knowledge benefiting researchers, conservationists, and educators worldwide.
Open access ensures your zoological discoveries reach researchers, conservationists, educators, and wildlife managers worldwide without subscription barriers. Field guide authors, nature educators, and citizen scientists benefit from freely available animal research. Your work contributes to global knowledge advancing wildlife understanding and conservation.
