Copyright retention. Authors retain the full copyright of their work published in the Journal of Digital Pedagogy. The copyright remains exclusively with the author(s) of the published material. By submitting and publishing an article, authors grant the journal a non-exclusive right to publish, distribute, and archive the work.
Content licensing. All articles published in the Journal of Digital Pedagogy are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Licence information is displayed on each article’s webpage and on the PDF version. The copyright holder is named on the full text of all published articles (HTML and PDF).
Self-archiving (repository policy). Authors are encouraged to deposit any version of their article (preprint, postprint, or publisher’s version) in institutional or thematic repositories, on personal or institutional webpages, or in academic networks, without any embargo period, immediately upon publication. The journal’s self-archiving policy is registered with Sherpa Romeo.
Attribution and citation requirements. When reusing or republishing their work, authors are expected to acknowledge its original publication in the Journal of Digital Pedagogy using the following format:
First published in the Journal of Digital Pedagogy, [Volume], [Year], [Article ID], [DOI].
This information is available on the article’s webpage and on the PDF version.
Third-party use and fair use. Any substantial reuse, reproduction, or distribution of content published in the Journal of Digital Pedagogy requires permission from the copyright holder (the author). Limited excerpts may be used without permission for purposes of commentary, criticism, news reporting, research, teaching, or scholarship, as permitted under applicable copyright law principles of fair use or fair dealing. All uses of published content must include appropriate citation to both the author(s) and the Journal of Digital Pedagogy.
During the anonymous peer review process, reviewers are bound by confidentiality agreements and may not reproduce, distribute, or retain copies of submitted manuscripts. Copyright remains with authors throughout the review process.
Author warranties. By submitting to the Journal of Digital Pedagogy, authors warrant that: the article is the author’s original work and does not infringe upon the intellectual property rights of any other person or entity; any third-party content included in the article (including images, tables, data) has been used with appropriate permissions or falls under fair use provisions; all listed authors have made significant contributions to the work and have approved the final version for submission; and the article is not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere and has not been previously published (except as a preprint if disclosed).
Originality statement. Authors must provide a formal statement declaring that the work is original, has not been previously published even in part, and has not been submitted for publication to another journal or conference, as required in the submission process.
Author information. All listed authors must provide complete information including full name, email address, academic title, institutional affiliation, and academic profile links (ORCID preferred, or Thomson Researcher ID, Publons, Scopus, or Google Scholar) as specified in the Submission Guidelines.
AI tool acknowledgement. Authors must properly acknowledge any work in the manuscript that has been contributed by artificial intelligence tools, in accordance with the journal’s AI Policy.
Publication ethics. The Journal of Digital Pedagogy subscribes to the principles of publication ethics as outlined by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Cases of plagiarism, data fabrication, or other breaches of publication ethics will be addressed according to COPE guidelines. Full details: Ethics Policy.
Policy updates. The Journal of Digital Pedagogy reserves the right to update this copyright policy. Any significant changes will be announced on the journal’s website, and the updated policy will apply to articles submitted after the announcement date.
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Updated on April 30th, 2025
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Contact Information
For inquiries regarding copyright matters and submission requirements (originality statements, author information), contact:
editor@digital-pedagogy.eu or olimpius.istrate@unibuc.ro
For reporting copyright infringements or misconduct, please contact the publisher:
office@iEdu.ro
Journal of Digital Pedagogy
54 Dr. Louis Pasteur str., Bucharest 050536, Romania
https://digital-pedagogy.eu/