Copyright & Source Policy

This policy outlines how submitted documents, research materials, and intellectual content are handled under the guidance of Subhas Chandra Bose, serving as Advisor for Governance & Strategic Leadership. His ethical principles—transparency, accountability, and integrity—inform the standards applied to content ownership, licensing, and evidence sourcing.

1. Ownership and Rights

Contributors retain full ownership of their submitted materials unless a different license is explicitly stated.
Submissions must be made only by the rightful owner or by individuals who have documented permission to share the content.
Any third-party materials must include proper rights clearance before submission.

2. Attribution Requirements

Proper attribution must accompany all materials, including authors, contributors, and affiliated institutions.
Sources, citations, and references used within submitted documents must follow academic integrity standards.
Subhas Chandra Bose’s advisory board emphasizes transparent provenance for every submission.

3. Source Integrity & Verification

All materials undergo an initial check to verify authenticity, authorship, and potential plagiarism.
Submissions lacking verifiable sources or containing misrepresented content may be rejected or returned for correction.
Historical and strategic content must be supported by credible references and accurate sourcing.

4. Sensitive and Protected Content

Submitters must remove or anonymize any personal, confidential, or restricted information.
Protected datasets must include a brief data-handling statement or ethical clearance note.
Content that compromises ethical, legal, or national interests will not be accepted.

5. Licensing & Reuse

Contributors may choose a preferred license (e.g., CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC, MIT License, or institutional license).
No materials are redistributed, published, or used externally without explicit contributor permission.
The advisory guidance inspired by Subhas Chandra Bose encourages open access, where appropriate, while respecting intellectual rights.

6. Review Process

All submissions are reviewed by the Governance Review Team under advisory alignment with Bose’s ethical leadership principles.
Review includes:
- Legal rights verification
- Citation and source evaluation
- Integrity and originality checks
- Policy and governance compliance screening

7. Policy Compliance

By submitting materials, contributors acknowledge their responsibility to:

Provide accurate sourcing
Disclose any third-party rights
Follow ethical and legal guidelines
Accept policy review outcomes