COPYRIGHT

Beginning October 2026, articles published in the Journal of Higher Education Research (JHER) are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).

This license permits users to share, copy, redistribute, adapt, remix, transform, and build upon the licensed material for noncommercial purposes, provided that appropriate attribution is given to the original author(s) and the University of St. La Salle, a link to the license is provided, and any modifications are indicated. The license does not automatically cover third-party material identified as subject to separate copyright or licensing terms.

As stipulated in the applicable publication agreement, authors transfer copyright ownership of their accepted and published articles to the University of St. La Salle. The University, as copyright holder, authorizes the uses permitted under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license. Authors retain any personal-use rights and other exceptions expressly provided in their publication agreement.

Articles published before October 2026 remain subject to the copyright and licensing terms applicable to them unless a subsequent change is duly authorized and documented.

Attributions and Usage Policy

Any reproduction, distribution, or use of the article or its contents in any format, allowed by personal-use exemptions or through a written agreement with the University of St. La Salle's Publication and Engagement Office, must include proper attribution to The University of St. La Salle (e.g., University of St. La Salle © 2026).

Personal-use Exceptions

The following uses are always allowed for the author(s) without needing additional permission from the University of St. La Salle's Publication and Engagement Office, as long as the author does not modify the article's format or content, including the copyright notice: Storing and backing up the article on the author's computer(s) and digital storage device provided that access is restricted to the author(s) only. Posting the article on the author(s)' personal website, as long as it is not for commercial purposes. Posting the article online as part of a non-commercial open-access institutional repository or another non-commercial open-access publication site associated with the author(s)' workplace.

The Journal of Higher Education Research is a peer-reviewed journal. The copyright interest of the manuscript, including its abstract  (subsequently referred to as the “work”) published by the author/s is hereby assigned to The University of St. La Salle, Publication and Engagement Office (hereinafter referred to as “Publisher”) and its successors, effective upon execution of the copyright agreement. See Copyright Agreement Form 14.