Repository Policy

Introduction

Accesso Journal is committed to the principles of Open Access and believes in maximizing the dissemination, visibility, and impact of the research we publish. We actively support and encourage our authors to share their work by depositing their articles in their chosen institutional and non-commercial repositories. This policy outlines the ways authors can archive and share different versions of their articles published in Accesso Journal.

Our repository policy is designed to be transparent and author-friendly, in line with the terms of our CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license which guarantees author copyright. 

Definition 

For clarity, Accesso Journal defines the following article versions for the purposes of this policy:

  • Submitted Version (Preprint): The author's original manuscript as submitted to Accesso Journal, before it has undergone formal peer review.

  • Accepted Version (Author's Accepted Manuscript - AAM / Postprint): The version of the manuscript that has been accepted for publication by Accesso Journal after successful peer review and incorporates any revisions made by the author in response to reviewer comments, but before copyediting, typesetting, and the journal's final formatting.

  • Published Version (Version of Record - VoR): The final, definitive, and citable version of the article as published by Accesso Journal, which includes copyediting, typesetting, formatting, and the assignment of a Digital Object Identifier (DOI).

Policy

Accesso Journal permits authors to deposit all versions of their article in repositories, subject to the terms outlined below. This policy applies uniformly to the Submitted, Accepted, and Published Versions of the article.

For all versions (Submitted, Accepted, and Published):

  • Embargo: There is no embargo period. Authors may deposit these versions immediately.

  • License: The applicable license for depositing the Accepted and Published Versions is the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International license. Preprints (Submitted Version) may be shared under terms chosen by the author prior to any journal agreement, but after association with an Accesso Journal publication, understanding the CC BY-NC-SA license implications is important for later versions.

  • Copyright Holder: The Author holds the copyright.

  • Permitted Locations for Deposit:

    • Author's Personal Non-Commercial Website: Such as a personal blog or academic profile page.

    • Institutional Repository: The official repository of the author's affiliated institution.

    • Non-Commercial Subject Repository: Recognized repositories relevant to the author's field of study (e.g., arXiv, RePEc, discipline-specific archives).

    • Journal Website: The Published Version (VoR) is, by default, hosted and freely accessible on the Accesso Journal website.

    • Other Non-Commercial Platforms: Such as ResearchGate, Academia.edu, Mendeley, provided they operate non-commercially for the hosted content.

  • Terms and Conditions of Deposit (for all versions linked to an Accesso Journal publication):

  1. Acknowledge the Published Source: The published source (Accesso Journal) must be clearly acknowledged with a full bibliographic citation.

  2. Acknowledge Copyright: The author's copyright must be acknowledged.

  3. Link to the Published Article: A permanent link (preferably the DOI) to the final published article on the Accesso Journal website must be provided alongside the deposited version.

  4. Indicate the License: For the Accepted and Published Versions, it must be clear that the work is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

General Guidance and Author Responsibilities

  • Author Responsibility: Authors are responsible for ensuring that their self-archiving practices comply with this policy, the terms of the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license, and any relevant institutional or funder mandates.

  • Version Identification: When depositing an article, authors should clearly indicate the version of the article (e.g., "Submitted Version/Preprint", "Accepted Manuscript", "Published Version/Version of Record"). This helps readers understand the status of the work.

  • Non-Commercial Use Restriction: Authors and users need to be aware that the CC BY-NC-SA license used for publishing Accesso Journal articles restricts the reuse of material for non-commercial purposes only. Any commercial use requires separate permission from the copyright holder (the author).

  • Relationship with Other Policies: This Repository Policy should be read in conjunction with the Accesso Journal Open Access Policy and Intellectual Property Policy, which provide further details on copyright and licensing.

  • Funder Compliance: This policy is designed to help authors comply with the open access and self-archiving mandates of funding bodies.

Further Information

Authors with questions about this Repository Policy or specific self-archiving scenarios are advised to contact the Accesso Journal editorial office. Contact details can be found on our journal website.

Accesso Journal believes that this supportive repository policy facilitates the broadest possible sharing and use of research results, benefiting our authors and the wider scholarly community.