Journal of Animal Breeding and Genomics (J Anim Breed Genom)
Indexed in KCI
OPEN ACCESS, PEER REVIEWED
pISSN 1226-5543
eISSN 2586-4297

Copyright and Open Access Agreement

This agreement is made between the corresponding author(s) (hereinafter referred to as the “Author”) and the Korean Society of Animal Breeding and Genetics (hereinafter referred to as the “Society”).

By signing this agreement, the Author hereby agrees to the following terms and conditions:

1. Copyright Transfer
In the event that the submitted manuscript is accepted for publication in the Journal of Animal Breeding and Genomics (JABG), the Author hereby transfers to the Society all rights, titles, and interests in and to the copyright of the manuscript, including but not limited to the rights of reproduction, distribution, public display, and adaptation, in all forms and media.
2. License to the Public

The Author agrees that the published article will be distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

3. Author Rights

The Author retains the right to use the article for educational, research, and non-commercial purposes in accordance with the same terms of the JABG Open Access policy (CC BY-NC 4.0). This includes the right to:

  • Archive the pre-print or post-print version in an institutional repository, personal website, or funding body archive;
  • Reproduce and distribute the article for academic purposes (e.g., in a course pack or presentation materials);
  • Use the article in future scholarly works such as theses, dissertations, or books.
In all such cases, appropriate citation of the original publication in JABG must be provided.
4. Originality and Ethics Compliance

The Author certifies that the manuscript is original, has not been published elsewhere, and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. The Author further affirms that the research was conducted and reported in accordance with the ethical guidelines established by JABG and the Society.

5. Open Access Policy Acknowledgment

The Author acknowledges and agrees to the Open Access policy of JABG and understands that the article, once published, will be freely available to the public under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

6. Author’s Responsibility

The corresponding author warrants that all co-authors, if any, have agreed to the content of the manuscript and the terms of this agreement. The corresponding author signs this agreement on behalf of all authors.

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Additional Note

Authors may either submit a signed copy of the above Copyright and Open Access Agreement or be deemed to have agreed to its terms by confirming the copyright transfer during the manuscript submission process.