The University of Zawia Journal of Engineering Sciences and Technology (UZJEST) is committed to promoting the open dissemination of scientific knowledge and engineering research. As an open-access journal, UZJEST provides free online access to its published articles, enabling readers worldwide to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and link to the full texts of published research without subscription fees or prior permission from the publisher or authors, provided that the terms of the applicable license are respected.

Our Commitment

UZJEST recognizes that unrestricted access to scientific research promotes knowledge sharing, supports technological innovation, and encourages collaboration among researchers, engineers, academics, and industry professionals worldwide. The journal's open-access policy is guided by the principles of the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI), which advocates the free and widespread availability of scholarly research.

Copyright and Licensing

Authors who publish with UZJEST agree to the following terms:

• Authors retain the copyright of their published work and grant the journal the right of first publication.
• All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.
• This license permits users to share, copy, redistribute, remix, transform, and build upon the published material for non-commercial purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and source, a link to the license is provided, and any changes made are indicated.

Author Rights

Authors publishing in UZJEST retain the right to use and disseminate their work, including the right to:

• Deposit the published version of their article in institutional or subject repositories.
• Reuse their published work in teaching, academic presentations, and future publications, with appropriate acknowledgment of the original publication.
• Share copies of their published articles with colleagues and research collaborators.
• Distribute their work through personal websites, institutional websites, and academic platforms, subject to the terms of the applicable license.

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Copyright for articles published in the University of Zawia Journal of Engineering Sciences and Technology (UZJEST) is retained by the author(s).

Authors grant UZJEST the right of first publication and agree to publish their work under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.

This license allows others to:

• Share — Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
• Adapt — Remix, transform, and build upon the material.

These permissions are subject to the following conditions:

• Attribution — Appropriate credit must be given to the original author(s) and source, a link to the license must be provided, and any modifications must be indicated.
• NonCommercial — The material may not be used for commercial purposes.
• No Additional Restrictions — Users may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from exercising the rights permitted by the license.