Archiving Policy

ACADEMIA Health Sphere Journal (AHSJ)
???? https://academia.edu.pk/index.php/hsj

???? Open Access Commitment

The ACADEMIA Health Sphere Journal (AHSJ) is committed to ensuring the global accessibility of high-quality research in health sciences, medicine, and public health. In line with open access principles, all published articles are freely available online—without subscription or access fees—supporting academic equity, public knowledge, and unrestricted dissemination.

All content is published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). This allows users to:

✅ Read, download, and share full-text articles
✅ Use content for non-commercial purposes with proper attribution
❌ Not alter or remix the content for redistribution

This model preserves the integrity and authenticity of scholarly publications while maximizing visibility.

????️ Open Archiving Policy

To guarantee the long-term preservation and discoverability of published research, AHSJ maintains an active and secure archiving strategy. All articles are archived in:

  • ???? Institutional Repositories (where available)

  • ???? Subject-Specific Archives (e.g., MedRxiv, PubMed Central when applicable)

  • ???? Digital Preservation Platforms such as:

    • PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN)

    • LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe)

    • CLOCKSS (Controlled LOCKSS)

These ensure that all AHSJ content remains permanently accessible, even in the event of system updates, platform migrations, or unexpected service interruptions.

???? Citation of the original source (AHSJ website) is required when using or sharing archived content.

????‍???? Self-Archiving and Author Rights

AHSJ promotes green open access and encourages authors to self-archive their work, in compliance with ethical guidelines.

✅ Versions allowed for self-archiving:

  • Preprint (original version before peer review)

  • Postprint (final peer-reviewed manuscript before formatting/publication)

  • Publisher’s PDF (official published version)

✅ Approved archiving locations:

  • Author’s personal or institutional website

  • Institutional or subject repositories

  • Scholarly networks (e.g., ResearchGate, Academia.edu, MedRxiv)

???? No additional permission is required for self-archiving—authors must simply provide full citation and a link to the official version on the AHSJ website.

⚖️ Ethical Standards and Compliance

AHSJ follows internationally accepted guidelines and frameworks, ensuring transparency and academic excellence, including:

  • ✅ COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics)

  • ✅ Double-blind peer review process

  • ✅ Conflict of interest disclosure

  • ✅ Authorship accountability

  • ✅ Research ethics compliance (including IRB approvals)

AHSJ also adheres to standards set by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan and aligns with best practices from major indexing and archiving bodies globally.