Open Access Policy
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Open Access Policy
International Journal of Architectural Engineering & Urban Planning (IJAUP)
Open Access Policy
The International Journal of Architectural Engineering & Urban Planning (IJAUP) is committed to the unrestricted dissemination of high-quality scholarly research through a fully Open Access publishing model.
All articles published in the Journal are immediately and permanently available online without subscription fees or access restrictions.
Readers may freely read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, link to, and reuse published articles in accordance with the terms of the applicable Creative Commons license.
The Journal does not impose embargo periods on published content.
Creative Commons License
All published articles are distributed under the
Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).
Under this License, users may:
- share the published work in any medium or format;
- copy and redistribute the material;
- adapt, remix, transform and build upon the work;
provided that:
- appropriate credit is given to the Author(s);
- the original source is cited;
- a link to the Creative Commons License is provided;
- any modifications are clearly identified;
- the use is non-commercial.
Copyright
Authors retain full copyright ownership of their published work.
Publication in IJAUP does not require the transfer or assignment of copyright to the Journal or the Publisher.
Instead, Authors grant the Journal a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive License to Publish, enabling the Journal to publish, disseminate, preserve and index the Article.
Author Rights
Authors retain the right to:
- reuse the published Article in future works;
- distribute copies of the Article;
- include the Article in books and dissertations;
- deposit the submitted, accepted and published versions in repositories;
- post the published Article on personal, institutional and non-commercial websites;
- reuse figures, tables and illustrations;
- authorize lawful reuse consistent with the Creative Commons License.
Journal Rights
The Journal retains the right to:
- publish and preserve the Version of Record;
- assign Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs);
- distribute the Article worldwide;
- maintain permanent online access;
- archive the Article;
- submit metadata and content to indexing, abstracting and preservation services;
- promote the published Article as part of the Journal.
Permanent Availability
The Journal is committed to maintaining permanent public access to all published Articles.
Published Articles shall remain accessible through the Journal website and preservation services except where legal or ethical circumstances require correction, retraction or withdrawal.
Self-Archiving
Authors are encouraged to maximize the dissemination of their research.
The Journal permits Authors to deposit:
- the submitted manuscript;
- the accepted manuscript;
- the published Version of Record
in institutional repositories, subject repositories, personal websites and other lawful repositories.
Where possible, Authors should include the DOI and citation to the published Version of Record.
Article Processing Charges
The Journal clearly informs Authors of any publication fees or Article Processing Charges (APCs) before submission.
IJAUP does not charge any Article Processing Charges (APCs), submission fees or publication fees.
Preservation Policy
The Journal is committed to preserving the scholarly record.
Published Articles and associated metadata may be preserved through institutional repositories, digital preservation systems, trusted archives and recognized preservation services.
Ethical Publishing
The Journal follows internationally recognized principles of publication ethics and research integrity.
Editorial decisions are independent of commercial interests and are based solely on scholarly merit, originality, ethical compliance and peer review.
The Journal follows the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Open Access Statement
By publishing in IJAUP, Authors benefit from:
- Immediate worldwide visibility;
- Permanent Open Access;
- Increased discoverability;
- Long-term preservation;
- Retention of copyright ownership;
- Broad dissemination under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Contact
For questions regarding copyright, licensing or Open Access policies, please contact:
Editorial Office
International Journal of Architectural Engineering & Urban Planning (IJAUP)
Email: ijaup
iust.ac.ir
Website: ijaup.iust.ac.ir
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