Sana'a University Journal of Applied Sciences and Technology (SUJAST) is dedicated to promoting the widest possible dissemination and reuse of scholarly research. To achieve this, we adopt a clear and permissive licensing model that aligns with best practices in open access publishing.
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
CC BY 4.0 International License
All articles published in SUJAST are made immediately available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This is a standardized, open license that maximizes the impact and utility of published work.
This license allows anyone (the public, researchers, institutions) to use published work freely. The license is granted free of charge and is applicable worldwide for the duration of the copyright.
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Al-Edresi, S.A., & Al-Mutawakkil, A.Y. (2024). Factors Influencing the Acceptance of Open-Source Software. Sana'a University Journal of Applied Sciences and Technology, 5(2), 101-115. https://doi.org/10.xxxx/xxxxx. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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Why CC BY?
The CC BY license is recommended by major research funders and institutions (such as cOAlition S) as the gold standard for open access. It ensures that research can be integrated into educational resources, translated, text-mined, and built upon without legal barriers, thereby accelerating scientific progress and maximizing research impact.
