✍️ Copyright and Open Access Licensing
All articles published in LITERATURA are available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This means authors keep the copyright to their work, while readers have the freedom to read, share, and adapt the content—as long as proper credit is given.
Each article includes clear licensing information (in both HTML and PDF formats), and authors are welcome to upload their final published versions to institutional repositories, academic networks, or public archives.
🛡️ Ethical Publishing and Research Integrity
At LITERATURA, we are deeply committed to ethical and responsible scholarly publishing. Our journal follows the best practices recommended by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) to ensure academic honesty and integrity. We take the following areas seriously:
- Clear authorship and contribution statements
- Disclosure of any conflicts of interest
- Zero tolerance for plagiarism, data fabrication, or research misconduct
- Ethical oversight in research involving human subjects or cultural content
- Respect for copyright and intellectual property
- Fair procedures for complaints, appeals, or post-publication corrections
We aim to create a trustworthy and inclusive space for authors, reviewers, and readers alike.
📅 Publishing Schedule
LITERATURA is a quarterly journal, published four times a year:
- March (First Quarter Issue)
- June (Second Quarter Issue)
- September (Third Quarter Issue)
- December (Fourth Quarter Issue)
We also publish special themed issues in collaboration with academic institutions, research groups, or cultural organizations that focus on specific topics in literature, humanities, and regional studies.
🌐 Full Open Access – Always Free to Read
LITERATURA is a proudly open access journal. Every article we publish is freely accessible to anyone, anywhere in the world—no subscriptions, paywalls, or hidden fees.
Whether you’re a student, educator, independent researcher, or simply curious about literature and the arts, our content is yours to explore and share.
🗄️ Long-Term Archiving and Digital Preservation
To safeguard scholarly work for future generations, LITERATURA participates in trusted digital preservation systems such as LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe).
We also collaborate with institutional libraries and academic repositories to ensure that all our publications remain discoverable and accessible—even if the journal itself were to stop publishing.
💼 Funding and Revenue Sources
LITERATURA is run on a non-commercial model, made possible through:
- Support from academic and cultural institutions
- Voluntary contributions from our editorial team and peer reviewers
- Community-driven efforts in the literary and academic world
Editorial decisions are made with complete independence and are never influenced by financial or institutional pressures.
📢 Promotion, Outreach, and Advertising
We currently do not run any advertisements on our site. If this changes in the future, advertisements will always be clearly distinguished from editorial content and will meet strict ethical standards.
Our promotional efforts—such as email newsletters, calls for papers, or social media campaigns—are honest, respectful, and designed to build a genuine community of literary scholars and readers.
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