Advances in Food & Biosciences is an open-access journal committed to the free exchange of knowledge. To ensure transparency and protect both authors and readers, the journal adopts the following copyright policy:

1. Author Copyright Ownership
   • Authors retain the full copyright of their published work.
2. Licensing Terms
   • All published articles are made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
   • This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and the source are properly cited.
3. Rights Granted to the Journal
   • By agreeing to publish in Advances in Food & Biosciences, authors grant the journal the non-exclusive right to:
     • Publish, archive, and disseminate the article in all formats (print, electronic, and digital).
     • Deposit the article in indexing databases, institutional repositories, and digital archives.
     • Translate metadata for indexing and global visibility.
     • Obtain permission to reproduce any third-party material (figures, tables, images, datasets) and provide proof during submission.
4. Author Rights
   • Authors have the right to:
     • Share their published article on personal websites, institutional repositories, or academic networking sites (e.g., ResearchGate, Academia.edu), with proper citation to the journal.
     • Use the published work in teaching, presentations, or derivative research.
     • Reuse figures, tables, and content in future publications with proper acknowledgment.
5. Copyright Infringement
   • Any breach of copyright laws, including plagiarism, data misuse, or unauthorized reproduction, will lead to rejection or retraction of the article.
   • The journal reserves the right to notify the authors’ institution or funding body in such cases.