Copyright Policy

All materials published in the national interdepartmental scientific and technical journal “Design, Production and Operation of Agricultural Machinery” are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

This license permits users to read, copy, distribute, print, and use the materials of published articles, provided that proper attribution is given to the authors and the source of publication.

The journal provides immediate open access to all published materials, ensuring that research results are freely available to a wide audience and promoting global knowledge exchange. This means that:

  • any internet user has free and unrestricted access to full-text articles;
  • manuscripts are available without subscription or financial barriers;
  • all materials become available online immediately after publication, without delay.

The publisher allows authors to self-archive (deposit) the final version of their articles in institutional or subject-specific repositories with open access, ensuring maximum visibility and impact of the publication.

Authors publishing in open access retain full copyright ownership while granting the journal the right to publish original scientific articles containing the results of experimental and theoretical research that are not under consideration elsewhere.

The author confirms that the submitted material:

  • does not infringe the copyright of other individuals or organizations;
  • has not been previously published and is not under consideration by other journals.

Among the rights transferred by the author to the editorial board (see copyright transfer agreement) are the rights to:

  • publish the article in Ukrainian or English and distribute its printed version;
  • translate the article into English (for Ukrainian-language submissions) and distribute the printed translation;
  • distribute the electronic version of the article, as well as its English translation (for Ukrainian-language articles), through any electronic means (including the journal’s official website, electronic databases, repositories, etc.).

The author retains the right, without additional permission from the editorial board or founders, to:

  • use the article materials in full or in part for educational purposes;
  • use the article materials in full or in part in their own dissertations;
  • use the article materials for preparing conference abstracts, presentations, and oral reports.

In all cases, a bibliographic reference to the published article or a hyperlink to its electronic version on the journal’s official website is mandatory.