The Netherlands Journal of Critical Care (Neth. J. Crit. Care) respects the intellectual property rights of authors, researchers, and other content creators. The journal is committed to protecting copyright while facilitating the responsible sharing and reuse of published scholarly content.

Copyright

Unless otherwise stated, articles published in the journal are made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).

This license permits users to access, download, copy, and share the original published work in accordance with the applicable license conditions.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that manuscripts submitted to the journal do not infringe the copyright or intellectual property rights of any third party.

Permitted Use

Under the applicable Creative Commons license, users may:

• Read and access published articles freely.
• Download and store copies for permitted purposes.
• Copy and share the original published material.
• Distribute the licensed work in accordance with the license.
• Use the content for non-commercial scholarly and educational purposes, subject to the license terms.

All permitted reuse must include appropriate attribution to the original author(s) and source.

Restrictions

The CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license does not permit:

• Commercial use of the licensed material without appropriate permission.
• Distribution of modified, adapted, remixed, or transformed versions of the work.
• Removal or alteration of copyright or attribution information.
• Use of the content in a manner that falsely suggests endorsement by the authors or journal.

Permission for Reuse

Requests involving uses that are not permitted under the applicable license should be directed to the appropriate copyright holder or the journal's editorial office.

Permission may be required for:

• Commercial reproduction or distribution.
• Adaptation or modification of published material.
• Republishing substantial portions of an article.
• Reproducing material outside the rights granted by the applicable license.
• Other uses that exceed the permissions provided by the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.

Permission Requests:
Email: editor@njcconline.com

Requests should identify the material to be reused, the article title and citation, the intended purpose, and the proposed method of reproduction or distribution.

Third-Party Material

Authors must obtain appropriate permission for copyrighted material belonging to third parties where required.

Third-party figures, photographs, tables, illustrations, datasets, or other material may be subject to separate copyright or licensing conditions. Users wishing to reuse such material should review the relevant credit lines and obtain permission from the applicable copyright holder where necessary.

Author Responsibilities

By submitting a manuscript, authors confirm that:

• The work is original or appropriately licensed.
• They have the necessary rights to submit the manuscript for publication.
• All third-party material has been properly attributed.
• Required permissions have been obtained.
• The submission does not knowingly infringe the rights of another person or organization.

Copyright Infringement

The journal takes allegations of copyright infringement seriously. Where a credible copyright concern is raised, the editorial office may investigate the matter and request relevant information or documentation.

Depending on the circumstances, the journal may correct, restrict, remove, or otherwise take appropriate action concerning affected content.

License Information

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Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License

The Netherlands Journal of Critical Care encourages responsible reuse and dissemination of scholarly content while protecting authors' rights and maintaining the integrity of the published scientific record.