Open Access Policy
Open Access Policy
International Journal of Agriculture and Earth Science (IJAES)
The International Journal of Agriculture and Earth Science (IJAES) follows an open-access publishing model. Published articles are freely accessible to readers, allowing scholarly research to be read, shared, and used for academic and research purposes without a subscription or paywall.
Open Access Publishing
IJAES provides open access to all its published scholarly articles and supports the broad dissemination of research while maintaining continued access to its published academic content.
Articles are made openly accessible immediately upon publication, with no embargo period. Open access applies to articles published through the IJAES website and does not exempt authors from applicable Article Processing Charges (APCs).
Creative Commons License
IJAES articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License, unless otherwise expressly stated for specific material.
Copyright Ownership
Authors retain copyright in their original work in accordance with the applicable IJAES Author Rights and Licensing terms.
Publication in IJAES does not transfer copyright ownership to the journal. IJAES receives the rights necessary to publish, distribute, make the article openly accessible, preserve the published record, and maintain the official Version of Record, as applicable.
Reuse of Published Articles
Published articles may be reused in accordance with the applicable licensing terms. Appropriate credit should be given to the original author(s) and publication, together with the article's DOI or official publication link where available.
Third-party material included in an article may be subject to separate copyright or licensing conditions and should not be assumed to be covered by the article's license unless expressly indicated.
Author Sharing
Authors may share the published version of their work through appropriate scholarly channels, including institutional repositories, academic profiles, and personal academic websites, in accordance with their applicable rights and licensing terms.
Authors are encouraged to retain the original citation, DOI, journal name, and publication information when sharing their work.
Long-Term Access and Preservation
IJAES aims to maintain continued access to its published scholarly content. The journal makes reasonable efforts to preserve published article files, associated metadata, persistent identifiers, and the official Version of Record.
The journal may use the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN), a LOCKSS-based digital preservation service for journals using Open Journal Systems (OJS), to support the long-term preservation of its published scholarly content.
The preservation service is intended to support continued access to the scholarly record in the event of disruption to the journal's primary website or publishing platform, subject to the technical and operational availability of the preservation network.
Access to Published Content
Published IJAES articles are intended to remain accessible through the official journal website.
Where persistent identifiers such as DOIs are assigned, IJAES makes reasonable efforts to maintain the associated publication information and article links. Updates by external indexing, abstracting, repository, or discovery services are dependent on the policies and systems of those third parties.
Related Policies
This policy should be read together with the relevant IJAES policies, including:
IJAES may review and update this policy as its publishing practices and relevant scholarly publishing standards develop.