Uncertainty Discourse and Applications (UDA) publishes open-access research under a policy that preserves authors' copyright and makes the terms of reuse clear.

Copyright and publication rights

Authors retain copyright, or identify another lawful rights holder where applicable. They grant Research Expansion Alliance (REA Press) a nonexclusive license to publish the accepted article and arrange its distribution, indexing, and preservation. UDA does not require a transfer of copyright or exclusive publishing rights.

Open access and reuse

Articles are available immediately upon publication under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0), subject to any clearly identified exclusions. Sharing and adaptation, including commercial reuse, are permitted under its terms. Users must provide appropriate attribution, a license link, and notice of changes, and must not imply endorsement. The full legal code governs reuse; no additional restriction is imposed on rights it grants.

Material owned by others

Authors must identify the source and rights status of reused text, figures, tables, photographs, data, and other material. Separate permission is needed when the proposed use is not covered by an applicable open license, public-domain status, or a legal exception. Permission must cover the intended reproduction or adaptation and publication in an open-access article.

Citation alone does not establish permission. Redrawing a figure or shortening a quotation does not automatically remove the need to assess rights. Fair use, fair dealing, and other exceptions depend on the applicable law and circumstances. Authors should resolve uncertainty before submission and provide supporting documentation when requested.

Material outside the article's CC BY 4.0 license must be clearly marked with its source, rights holder, and applicable terms. Copyright permission does not replace any separately required consent or privacy protection.

Author sharing and publication records

Authors may immediately share the submitted manuscript, accepted manuscript, and version of record without an embargo. They should acknowledge UDA and link to the journal record or DOI when available. The rights and license stated for an earlier publication are not changed retrospectively by this policy.

Agreement and further information

The Copyright and Publication License Agreement records the author authorization. The Open Access Policy provides the journal's full access and reuse provisions. Questions may be sent to uda@reapress.com.

Last reviewed: 9 November 2026.