Open Access Policy
IJIET is committed to making research freely available to all readers worldwide, ensuring maximum visibility and accessibility of scholarly work.
1. Open Access Principles
All articles published in IJIET are made immediately and permanently available worldwide under an open access model. This ensures:
- Free online access to all readers without subscription barriers
- Unrestricted sharing and dissemination of research findings
- Maximum visibility and impact for authors' work
Articles are published under the:
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)
✓ Free downloading and unlimited distribution
✓ Adaptation and building upon the work
✓ Commercial and non-commercial reuse
✓ Translation and format changes
The only requirement is proper attribution to the original authors
3. Author Rights and Copyright
- Authors retain full copyright of their published work
- No copyright transfer agreements are required
- No restrictions on self-archiving—authors may deposit preprints, postprints, and published versions in institutional repositories or personal websites.
When reusing published content, users must:
- Clearly credit the original authorship
- Provide a link to the CC BY 4.0 license
- Indicate if any changes were made
- Preprint archiving is permitted at any stage
- Post-print versions may be shared immediately
- Published PDFs can be deposited in institutional repositories
6. Archiving & Preservation
- All content is permanently archived in trusted digital repositories (e.g., CLOCKSS, Portico) to ensure long-term availability.
7. Transparency & Ethics
- APCs are clearly listed on the journal website with no hidden fees.
- The journal follows COPE guidelines to ensure ethical publishing practices.
This policy ensures broad dissemination of knowledge while maintaining high-quality standards in scholarly publishing.
For APC details or waiver requests, visit: Article Processing Charge