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Personal Use Policy for International Medical Journal of Health (IMJH)

Personal Use Rights

All articles are published under CC BY 4.0 license, allowing broad personal use with proper attribution.

1. Permitted Personal Uses

Use Type Description Conditions
Reading & Reference Personal reading, study, reference No restrictions
Personal Archive Download and store for personal use No redistribution
Research Notes Include in personal research notes Citation required
Personal Study Use for self-education purposes Non-commercial only
Citation in Thesis Reference in academic theses Full citation required
Storage & Access
  • Download to personal devices
  • Store in personal cloud storage
  • Print personal copies
  • Bookmark for future reference
  • Create personal bibliographies
Personal Research
  • Use in literature reviews
  • Reference in research proposals
  • Include in grant applications
  • Cite in academic publications
  • Use for methodology reference

2. Attribution Requirements

Required Citation Format

Author(s). (Year). Article Title. International Medical Journal of Health, Volume(Issue), Pages. DOI.

Minimum Required:
  • Author names
  • Article title
  • Journal name (IMJH)
  • Volume, issue, page numbers
  • Publication year
Recommended Additional:
  • DOI or permanent link
  • CC BY 4.0 license notice
  • Link to published article
  • Access date (for web citations)

3. Non-Commercial Use Guidelines

Personal vs. Commercial Use

Personal use must be non-commercial. Commercial use requires separate consideration under CC BY 4.0 license.

Permitted Non-Commercial
  • Personal education
  • Academic research
  • Student assignments
  • Non-profit presentations
  • Community education
  • Personal reference
Requires Commercial License
  • Corporate training materials
  • For-profit publications
  • Commercial consulting reports
  • Product development
  • Marketing materials
  • Paid subscription services

4. Personal Sharing Guidelines

Sharing with Others
Permitted Sharing:
  • Share with colleagues
  • Email to research collaborators
  • Discuss in study groups
  • Reference in academic forums
  • Share with students (as teacher)
  • Include in conference materials
Sharing Best Practices:
  • Always include citation
  • Share link when possible
  • Respect copyright
  • Do not claim authorship
  • Maintain context
  • Share complete articles
Sharing Recommendation: When sharing articles, provide the DOI or permanent link to the published version rather than distributing PDFs.

5. Use Restrictions

Restriction Description Reason
No Plagiarism Do not present others' work as your own Academic integrity
No Modification Do not alter scientific content Content integrity
No Redistribution Do not systematically distribute copies Copyright protection
No Endorsement Do not imply journal endorsement Journal neutrality
No Commercial Use Personal use must be non-commercial License terms

6. Contact Information

Personal Use Support
For Personal Use Questions:

info@imjhealth.org

Support for individual users

Educational Support

IMJH encourages personal and educational use of its content. Students, researchers, and individual scholars are welcome to use articles for legitimate academic and research purposes with proper attribution.

Policy Summary
Key Personal Use Rights:
  • ✓ Read and study articles freely
  • ✓ Download for personal reference
  • ✓ Cite in academic work
  • ✓ Share with colleagues
  • ✓ Use for non-commercial purposes
  • ✓ Store in personal archives