Copyright and Licensing Policy — Synesis
1. Copyright ownership
Authors retain the copyright to their works published in Synesis. Submission and publication do not transfer these rights to the journal, Universidade Católica de Petrópolis, or Editora UCP.
Authors grant Synesis and Editora UCP the right of first publication and a non-exclusive, royalty-free authorization for an indefinite period to prepare, publish, reproduce, distribute, disseminate, and preserve the work in print and digital formats, including repositories, databases, and indexing services.
This authorization does not prevent authors from making the work available through other channels or entering into other agreements for its use, provided that the original publication in Synesis is acknowledged.
2. License applicable to articles
Unless expressly stated otherwise for third-party materials, articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivatives 4.0 International license — CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
The license permits copying and redistributing the article in any medium or format for non-commercial purposes, provided that credit is given to the authors, the original publication in Synesis is acknowledged, and a link to the license is supplied.
The license does not authorize distribution of adapted or transformed versions of the article, including translations. Commercial uses and distribution of adaptations require specific authorization from the rights holders, subject to exceptions and limitations under applicable law.
A change of medium or format alone does not constitute an adaptation. No additional legal or technological restrictions may be imposed that prevent uses permitted by the license.
The full terms are available at: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International.
3. Authors’ rights of use
Authors may deposit and share the published version on personal websites, institutional or subject repositories, and other academic dissemination channels without embargo, providing the full reference and the DOI or URL of the article in Synesis.
The restrictions of the license granted to the public do not remove the rights holders’ ability to authorize other uses of their own work.
4. Editorial preparation and approval of the final version
Authors authorize adjustments to style conventions, layout, spelling, and grammar necessary for editorial preparation, while respecting the content and the authors’ writing style.
Changes affecting the content, argument, or meaning of the work require the authors’ agreement. The final version will be submitted to the authors for approval before publication.
Post-publication corrections will be identified and recorded transparently in accordance with the journal’s editorial policy.
5. Third-party materials
Authors are responsible for identifying third-party materials used and obtaining the necessary permissions where required.
Materials not covered by the article’s license must have their ownership and conditions of use expressly indicated in the caption, text, or an appropriate note.
6. Preservation, indexing, and metadata
Authors authorize the deposit, preservation, and distribution of the work and its metadata in repositories, libraries, databases, and indexing services, respecting copyright and the license identified in the article.
This authorization does not permit the journal to grant third parties exclusive rights over the work or to extend rights of use of the text beyond those authorized by the rights holders.
7. Authors’ agreement
The submitting author declares that all coauthors have agreed to this policy and to publication of the approved final version.
Declarations concerning originality, simultaneous submission, scientific integrity, and responsibility for the content are governed by the author guidelines and Synesis’s ethics policy.
8. Responsibility and indemnification
Authors are responsible for the content of their works and for the permissions necessary to use third-party materials. They undertake to indemnify Universidade Católica de Petrópolis — UCP for proven losses arising from infringements of third-party rights attributable to the authors and related to publication in Synesis, including court awards, court costs, and reasonable defense expenses.
UCP will notify the authors of any claims or legal proceedings received and request their cooperation in providing the necessary explanations and documents.
9. Identification, history, and effective date
Each article must identify its authors as copyright holders, the year of publication, and the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.
This revision maintains the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license already configured in Synesis and takes effect on 12 October 2026. The original date of adoption of version 4.0 has not been confirmed. Earlier articles retain the licensing conditions applicable to them.
The review of the 2024–2026 volumes identified CC BY-NC-ND badges in the published PDFs. Please consult each article’s webpage for the applicable license version and terms.
Open access · Ethics · Dissemination and communication · Author guidelines
Revised: 13 October 2026.