Open Access Policy
IJAUP is a fully open-access journal, which means that all articles are available on the Web to all users immediately upon publication. All content of the Journal is published with open access under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). Benefits of open access for authors include:
- Authors retain copyright to their work.
- Free access for all users worldwide.
- Increased visibility and readership.
- No spatial constraints.
- Rapid publication.
Note: The CC license CC BY-NC begings from 2008 .
Copyright owner / Copyright holder:
Authors retain unrestricted copyrights and publishing rights. The author has complete control over the work (e.g. retains the right to reuse, distribute, republish, etc.).
Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).
Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.
Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).
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In order for IJAUP to publish and disseminate research papers, we need publishing rights. This is determined by a publishing agreement between the author and IJAUP. This agreement deals with the transfer or license of the copyright to IJAUP and authors retain significant rights to use and share their own published papers. IJAUP supports the need for authors to share, disseminate and maximize the impact of their research.
For IJAUP journal the following steps apply:
1. Authors download, fill up and sign following two forms
- Statement of Originality
- Publication Agreement and Assignment of Copyright
where they will have copyright but grant broad publishing and distribution rights to the IJAUP, including the right to publish the paper on IJAUP's website.
2. The IJAUP makes the paper available online when it finally accepted after peer review process.
These forms can be accessed in submission process.
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Authors are permitted to deposit all copies of their article(Submitted version, accepted manuscript, Published article) in an institutional or publisher’s site.