SELF-ARCHIVING (GREEN OPEN ACCESS) POLICY

SELF-ARCHIVING (GREEN OPEN ACCESS) POLICY

Self-Archiving Policy

The Link Medical Journal of Health and Community Research (LMJHCR) permits and encourages authors to self-archive all versions of their manuscripts.

Self-archiving strengthens visibility, accessibility, and long-term preservation of scholarly work.

Authors Are Allowed to Deposit Versions

Authors may archive all three versions of their manuscript without embargo, as follows:

1.1 Preprint

The version submitted before peer review.

Authors may deposit preprints in:

  • Institutional repositories
  • Subject repositories (e.g., preprint servers)
  • Personal websites
  • Academic networking platforms

Preprints should include a note such as:
“This is a preprint and has not undergone peer review.”

1.2 Postprint (Accepted Manuscript)

The version accepted after peer review but before typesetting.

This may be archived immediately in:

  • University repositories
  • National archives
  • Disciplinary repositories
  • Personal websites
  • Professional networks

Recommended citation note:
“This is the author’s accepted manuscript of an article accepted for publication in LMJHCR and licensed under CC BY 4.0.”

1.3 Published Version (Version of Record – PDF)

The final formatted PDF published in the journal.

Authors may deposit the published PDF immediately without embargo in:

  • Institutional repositories
  • Government repositories
  • Third-party repositories
  • Personal and professional websites
  • Funding agency archives

Recommended notice:
“© The Author(s). Published by LMJHCR under CC BY 4.0.”

License Applied to Self-Archived Versions

All self-archived versions must retain the original license:

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

This allows:

  • Sharing
  • Copying
  • Redistribution
  • Adaptation
  • Commercial use
    with proper citation and attribution.

Mandatory Citation of Published Article

When archiving any version, authors must include:

  • Article title
  • Full author list
  • Journal name (LMJHCR)
  • Volume/issue/year
  • DOI (if assigned)
  • Publisher name
  • CC BY 4.0 license link

This ensures correct attribution and supports indexing.

Embargo Period

There is no embargo period. Authors may archive all versions immediately upon submission, acceptance, or publication.

Allowed Repositories

Authors may deposit in:

  • University/institutional repositories
  • Disciplinary repositories
  • National library systems
  • Funding agency repositories (where eligible)
  • Zenodo, Figshare, and similar repositories
  • Academic networking platforms
  • Personal websites or blogs

Responsibilities of the Journal

LMJHCR ensures:

  • Persistent identifiers are assigned where applicable
  • Metadata is preserved and maintained
  • Published versions remain accessible as part of the permanent scholarly record
  • Articles can be legally archived under CC BY 4.0