Copyright and License
Understanding your rights as an author in our open access model.
Open Access Publishing with Author Copyright Retention
Fetal Surgery operates under a true open access model where authors retain full copyright to their published work. We believe researchers should control their intellectual property while ensuring the widest possible dissemination of fetal surgery advances to benefit patients and clinicians worldwide.
Copyright Policy
Author Ownership
Authors retain copyright to their articles upon publication. Unlike traditional subscription journals, we do not require copyright transfer. You maintain full intellectual property rights over your fetal surgery research and clinical findings.
Publishing License
Authors grant the journal a non-exclusive license to publish, distribute, and archive articles. This license enables us to disseminate your work while you retain ownership and control over your research materials.
Reuse Rights
Authors may freely share, adapt, and build upon their published work. Use your published fetal surgery research in presentations, educational materials, institutional repositories, and future publications without permission requirements.
Creative Commons License
CC BY 4.0 International: All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided appropriate credit is given to original authors and the source is properly cited.
What Others May Do
- Share and redistribute in any format
- Adapt and build upon the work
- Use for commercial purposes
- Create derivative works
Required Attribution
- Credit original authors by name
- Cite the journal and article
- Provide the article DOI link
- Indicate any modifications made
No Additional Restrictions
- No further permissions required
- No additional fees for reuse
- No limitations on dissemination
- Immediate access upon publication
Third-Party Content
Authors must obtain permission for any third-party content included in manuscripts such as previously published figures, tables, images, or extended quotations. Clearly indicate the source and specify permission status for all borrowed materials. The CC BY 4.0 license applies only to original content created by the submitting authors.
Patient images, surgical videos, and clinical photographs require documented patient or guardian consent for publication. Consent forms should explicitly authorize open access publication under Creative Commons licensing terms ensuring patients understand their images may be freely redistributed and adapted by others.
Author Responsibilities
By submitting to Fetal Surgery, authors warrant that manuscripts represent original work, have not been published elsewhere, and do not infringe third-party intellectual property rights. Authors confirm appropriate permissions for all included materials and agree to resolve any copyright disputes that may arise following publication.
