Archiving Policy

ACADEMIA International Journal of Clinical & Translational Health (AIJCTH)

???? Open Access Commitment

AIJCTH is committed to the immediate and unrestricted dissemination of high-quality research in clinical and translational health sciences. All published content is made freely available online—without subscription fees or access barriers.

We operate under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). This license permits users to:

✅ Read, download, copy, distribute, print, and link to full-text articles
✅ Use the material for non-commercial, scholarly purposes with proper citation
???? Modifications or derivative works are not allowed under this license

This model ensures global accessibility while preserving the authenticity and originality of published content.

????️ Open Archiving Policy

To guarantee long-term preservation and global discoverability of research, AIJCTH adopts a robust open archiving framework:

  • All articles are stored in secure digital repositories

  • Content remains freely downloadable for academic use indefinitely

  • Archives may include:

    • Institutional repositories

    • Subject-specific databases

    • National and international digital archives

This policy ensures the permanency and visibility of AIJCTH content worldwide.

???? Self-Archiving and Author Rights

As a green open-access journal, AIJCTH actively encourages authors to disseminate their work widely.

✍️ Authors retain full copyright of their published articles.

Authors are allowed to archive the following versions:

  • Pre-print (before peer review)

  • Post-print (after peer review but before final formatting)

  • Final published version (PDF)

These may be deposited in:

  • Personal or institutional websites

  • Departmental or university repositories

  • Public academic networks (e.g., ResearchGate, Academia.edu, SSRN)

✅ No prior permission required, provided that:

  • Full citation of the published article is included

  • A direct link to the article on the AIJCTH website is provided

???? Ethical Publishing & Compliance

AIJCTH adheres to globally recognized publishing ethics and quality assurance standards, including those recommended by:

  • Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)

  • International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)

  • Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan

Key compliance areas include:

  • Transparent, double-blind peer review

  • Conflict of interest disclosure

  • Authorship accountability

  • Misconduct prevention and correction

By maintaining open access and sustainable archiving, ACADEMIA International Journal of Clinical & Translational Health ensures the continued impact, availability, and integrity of medical and translational research for the global scholarly community.