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DMCA Policy

DMCA Policy

The "Journal Of Child And Family Studies" respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), we will respond promptly to notices of alleged copyright infringement that are reported to our designated copyright agent. This policy describes the information that should be present in a DMCA notice and counter-notice.

Filing a DMCA Notice

If you believe that your copyrighted work has been infringed on the "Journal Of Child And Family Studies" platform, you may submit a DMCA notice by providing our designated copyright agent with the following information:

  1. Identification of the copyrighted work: A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, or if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works.
  2. Identification of infringing material: A description of the material that you claim is infringing and its location on the "Journal Of Child And Family Studies" website (e.g., the URL or specific article reference).
  3. Contact information: Your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
  4. Good faith belief statement: A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the copyrighted material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
  5. Accuracy and authority statement: A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
  6. Signature: Your physical or electronic signature.

Filing a DMCA Counter-Notification

If you believe that material you posted on the "Journal Of Child And Family Studies" platform was removed or access to it was disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may submit a DMCA counter-notification to our designated copyright agent. Your counter-notification must include the following:

  • Identification of removed material: Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled.
  • Contact information: Your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
  • Consent to jurisdiction: A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located, or if your address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which "Journal Of Child And Family Studies" may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original DMCA notification or an agent of such person.
  • Good faith belief statement: A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.
  • Signature: Your physical or electronic signature.

Contact Information

All DMCA notices and counter-notifications should be sent to our designated Copyright Agent. For contact details and submission, please visit our Contact Us page.