Repository & Self-Archiving Policy

MIJST is a Green Open Access journal. We provide authors with high flexibility to share and archive their work. Our policy is designed to be fully compliant with Sherpa Romeo and DOAJ standards.

1 Archiving Pathways (Sherpa Romeo Standards)

We allow authors to archive different versions of their work as follows:

Version Repository / Site Embargo License
Submitted Version Any (Preprint servers, Blogs) None Any
Accepted Version Institutional / Subject Repository None CC BY-NC
Published Version Any (Institutional, Personal) None CC BY-NC 4.0

2 Policy Details

✓ No Embargo: Authors may self-archive their work immediately upon publication without any delay.
✓ Full Version of Record (VoR): MIJST permits the use of the final publisher-created PDF for self-archiving.
✓ DOI Requirement: All versions must include a link to the original article using its Digital Object Identifier (DOI).
✓ License: All copies must be released under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

3 Permanent Archiving & Preservation

To ensure long-term availability, we utilize:

DSpace@MIST Primary Institutional Repository
BanglaJOL National & International Discoverability