Birat Journal of Health Sciences (BJHS) allows authors to retain the copyright and full publishing rights to their original work without restriction.

Authors grant BJHS the right of first publication, while retaining ownership of their intellectual property. Authors are permitted to:

• Reuse their work in future research, books, and educational materials.

• Share and distribute published articles freely.

• Deposit articles in institutional and subject repositories.

• Publish their work on personal or academic websites.

All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License, which permits unrestricted sharing, reproduction, distribution, and adaptation, including commercial use, provided appropriate credit is given to the original authors and the journal.

This policy promotes academic freedom, protects authors' intellectual property rights, and supports the global dissemination of scientific knowledge in medical and health sciences.