Copyright and Licensing

All content published in the Turkish Journal of Colorectal Disease is protected under copyright laws. Authors submitting manuscripts are required to sign and submit the copyright agreement form alongside their submission. By signing this form, authors agree that, upon acceptance for publication, their article will be licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Creative Commons License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license, third parties may copy, distribute, and reuse published content, provided that:

BY (Attribution): Proper credit is given to the author(s), including citation details and a direct link to the original publication in the Turkish Journal of Colorectal Disease.
NC (NonCommercial): The material may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Commercial usage or any attempt to gain financial benefit from the material is prohibited.

Author Rights and Responsibilities

Authors retain the copyright of their manuscript, holding full scientific and ethical responsibility for its content. The authors affirm that the manuscript submitted is original, ethically sound, and free from any infringement of copyright or other intellectual property rights.

Transfer of Commercial Rights

Upon acceptance of a manuscript for publication, commercial rights are transferred exclusively to the Turkish Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery. This includes, but is not limited to, rights to commercial reproduction, distribution, and sales.

Permission Requests

Permission required for use any published under CC BY-NC license with commercial purposes (selling, etc.) to protect copyright owner and author rights). Republication and reproduction of images or tables in any published material should be done with proper citation of source providing author(s) name; article title; journal title; year (volume) and page of publication; copyright year of the article.

Permissible Uses under the License

Under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license, permissible uses include:

Sharing copies of the article for personal or educational purposes.
Utilizing the content for non-commercial scholarly, educational, or research activities, provided the work is properly cited and credited.

Prohibited Uses under the License

Prohibited actions under this license include:

Commercial distribution, sale, or licensing of published content.
Usage without proper citation or acknowledgment of the author(s) and the original source.

Authors, readers, and third-party users must adhere strictly to the terms outlined in this policy to ensure legal compliance and respect for intellectual property rights.

For further information or clarifications regarding copyright and licensing, authors should consult the editorial office or visit our journal's website.