Repository / Self-Archiving Policy

1. Introduction

The Journal of Global Research in Multidisciplinary Studies (JGRMS) supports the broad dissemination and long-term preservation of scholarly research through responsible self-archiving and repository deposit. As a fully Open Access journal, JGRMS encourages authors to maximize the visibility, accessibility, and impact of their published work by depositing articles in appropriate repositories.

Authors retain copyright in their work and are encouraged to archive their publications in accordance with this policy.

2. Purpose

The objectives of this policy are to:

  • Promote open access to scholarly research.
  • Increase the visibility and citation of published articles.
  • Support long-term preservation of research outputs.
  • Enable compliance with institutional and funding agency requirements.
  • Encourage responsible sharing of scholarly work.

3. Versions That May Be Archived

Authors may archive the following versions of their manuscripts:

Preprint (Author's Original Manuscript)

The version of the manuscript before peer review.

Authors may:

  • Post preprints on personal websites.
  • Deposit preprints in institutional repositories.
  • Deposit preprints in recognized preprint servers.

Authors are encouraged to update the preprint record after publication by adding the full citation and DOI of the published article.

Accepted Manuscript (Author Accepted Manuscript – AAM)

The version accepted after peer review but before journal typesetting and publication.

Authors may:

  • Deposit the accepted manuscript in institutional repositories.
  • Archive it in subject repositories.
  • Share it on personal websites.

Authors should clearly indicate that this version has been accepted for publication and include a citation to the final published article once available.

Version of Record (Published Article)

The final published version available on the JGRMS website.

Because JGRMS is an Open Access journal publishing articles under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, authors may immediately share and archive the published Version of Record.

No embargo period applies.

4. Where Authors May Archive

Authors are encouraged to deposit their work in:

Institutional Repositories

Repositories maintained by universities, colleges, research institutes, or libraries.

Examples:

  • University Institutional Repository
  • Institutional Digital Library

Subject Repositories

Discipline-specific repositories relevant to the research field.

General-Purpose Repositories

Examples include:

  • Zenodo
  • Figshare
  • Dryad
  • Harvard Dataverse
  • Open Science Framework (OSF)

Personal and Professional Platforms

Authors may also share the published article through:

  • Personal websites
  • Personal academic webpages
  • Institutional profile pages
  • Research networking platforms (subject to the platform's terms of use)

5. Citation Requirements

When archiving any version of the manuscript, authors should include:

  • Full article title.
  • Author names.
  • Journal name.
  • Volume and issue.
  • Publication year.
  • DOI (if assigned).
  • Link to the official published version on the JGRMS website.

This helps ensure that readers access the authoritative version of the scholarly record.

6. Embargo Policy

JGRMS does not impose any embargo period.

Authors may archive the accepted manuscript and the published Version of Record immediately upon publication.

7. Licensing

Articles published in JGRMS are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, unless otherwise stated.

This license permits users to:

  • Read
  • Download
  • Copy
  • Print
  • Share
  • Adapt
  • Redistribute
  • Reuse the work, including for commercial purposes,

provided appropriate attribution is given to the original author(s) and the journal.

8. Responsibilities of Authors

Authors are responsible for:

  • Ensuring archived versions accurately reflect the published work.
  • Providing complete bibliographic information.
  • Including the DOI and link to the published article.
  • Complying with the journal's Copyright and Licensing Policies.

9. Repository Metadata

Authors are encouraged to include complete metadata when depositing articles, including:

  • Title
  • Author names
  • ORCID iDs (where available)
  • Abstract
  • Keywords
  • DOI
  • Journal name
  • Volume
  • Issue
  • Publication date
  • Publisher
  • Creative Commons license information

Accurate metadata improves discoverability and indexing.

10. Long-Term Preservation

JGRMS is committed to the long-term preservation of its published content through recognized digital preservation mechanisms and secure archival practices.

Authors are encouraged to support preservation by depositing their work in trusted repositories.

11. Compliance with Funder Requirements

Many research funders require authors to make their research outputs openly available.

The JGRMS Repository and Self-Archiving Policy is intended to support compliance with such requirements while preserving the integrity of the published scholarly record.

Authors remain responsible for ensuring compliance with the specific requirements of their funding organizations.

12. Policy Review

This Repository / Self-Archiving Policy will be reviewed periodically to ensure consistency with evolving international standards for Open Access publishing and digital preservation.

Recommended Repository Statement

Authors may use the following statement when depositing their article:

This is an article published in the Journal of Global Research in Multidisciplinary Studies (JGRMS). The final published version is available from the journal website. Please cite the published Version of Record using the DOI provided.

Self-Archiving Summary

Version May Be Archived Embargo
Preprint (Author's Original Manuscript) Yes None
Accepted Manuscript (AAM) Yes None
Published Version (Version of Record) Yes None

Contact

Questions regarding repository deposits or self-archiving should be directed to the Editorial Office using the official contact details available on the journal website.