Authors are required to carefully review the following Terms and Conditions before submitting their manuscripts to Creation and Criticism.

1. Submission Policy

• By submitting a manuscript, authors confirm that the work is original, has not been previously published, and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
• The journal does not accept simultaneous submissions.
• Submissions must align with the journal’s aims and scope as outlined on the official website.

2. Manuscript Formatting

• Authors must prepare their final manuscript following the formatting guidelines provided by Creation and Criticism.
• Submissions that do not adhere to the prescribed format may be returned for revisions before being considered for review.

3. Copyright and Licensing

• Authors retain the copyright to their work.
• All published works in Creation and Criticism are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0), allowing others to share the content for non-commercial purposes with appropriate attribution.

4. Permissions and Ethical Compliance

• Authors are responsible for obtaining permissions for any copyrighted material, including images, tables, diagrams, and extensive quotations, before submission.
• The journal strictly adheres to ethical publishing practices. Plagiarism, data fabrication, falsification, or redundant publication will not be tolerated and may lead to rejection or retraction of the published work.
• Authors must disclose any potential conflicts of interest.

5. Plagiarism and Copyright Infringement

• Authors must ensure that their work is free from plagiarism and copyright violations.
• In case of copyright infringement, the sole responsibility lies with the author(s). The publisher of Creation and Criticism shall not be held liable for such violations.

6. Archiving and Digital Preservation

• The journal follows open-access policies and allows the archiving of published content under CC BY-NC 4.0 for academic and non-commercial purposes.
• The journal ensures long-term digital preservation of published articles through indexing in recognized repositories.

7. Publication Ethics and Open Access Policy

• Creation and Criticism follows the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) guidelines to maintain high ethical standards in publishing.
• The journal operates on a Diamond Open Access model, meaning no subscription or access fees are charged.
• There are no submission or publication fees for authors.

8. Editorial Rights and Policy Changes

• The editorial board reserves the right to make necessary editorial modifications to improve clarity, coherence, and formatting.
• Creation and Criticism reserves the right to update or modify these terms and conditions at any time without prior notice.
• By submitting to Creation and Criticism, authors acknowledge that they have read, understood, and agreed to these terms and conditions.