Pistachio and plant-based Health Journal

Copyright and Open Access Polcies

open access agreement

Upon submitting an article, authors are asked to indicate their agreement to abide by an open access Creative Commons license (CC-BY). Under the terms of this license, authors retain ownership of the copyright of their articles. However, the license permits any user to download, print out, extract, reuse, archive, and distribute the article, so long as appropriate credit is given to the authors and the source of the work. The license ensures that the article will be available as widely as possible and the article can be included in any scientific archive.

Publisher: Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences

Copyright Notice for Pistachio and plant-based Health Journal

The initial copyright of a manuscript resides with its author(s) or, in some cases, their affiliated institution. Upon publication, the copyright may either remain with the author(s) or be licensed or transferred to the publisher.

The Pistachio and plant-based Health Journal permits authors to retain full copyright of their work without restriction. In such cases, authors grant the journal the right of first publication, along with other non-exclusive publishing rights. Authors are entitled to:

• Share their article under the terms of “Personal Use Rights,” provided that the end-user license and the DOI link to the version of record in this journal are included.
• Retain intellectual property rights, including ownership of research data.
• Receive proper attribution and credit for their published work.

Personal Use Rights for Authors

Authors may use their published articles, in whole or in part, for scholarly and educational purposes, including but not limited to:

• Use in the author’s own classroom teaching, including the distribution of copies (print or electronic).
• Distribution of copies (including via email) to known research colleagues for their personal use.
• Inclusion in a thesis or dissertation.
• Use in a subsequent compilation of the author’s own works.
• Expansion of the article into book-length form.
• Preparation of other derivative works.
• Otherwise using or re-using portions or excerpts in other works.

  PHJ Policy on Generative AI & AI-Assisted Technologies

  This policy outlines the ethical use of AI in the scientific writing and peer review process for the Pistachio and Plant-Based Health Journal (PHJ). It applies only to the writing process, not AI for data analysis.

  For Authors:

      Permitted Use: AI tools can be used solely to enhance language and readability.

      Disclosure Required: All AI use in writing must be disclosed in the manuscript. A statement will appear in the published article.

      No AI Authorship: AI cannot be listed as an author. Authorship requires human accountability for accuracy, originality, and responsibility.

      Image Restrictions: Creating or altering images with AI is prohibited, except when AI is integral to the research methodology itself (e.g., AI-assisted imaging) and is thoroughly explained in the Methods section, including tool specifics. Minor adjustments (brightness, contrast) are allowed if they don’t alter information.

  For Reviewers:

      Confidentiality: Manuscripts and review reports must not be uploaded to AI tools to protect confidentiality and intellectual property.

      No AI for Review: AI should not be used to assist in the scientific assessment of a paper. Peer review requires human critical thinking and accountability.

  Journal Commitment: PHJ supports AI technologies that uphold confidentiality, data privacy, and scientific integrity throughout the editorial process.