OPEN ACCESS POLICY
The International Journal of Engineering Technology Research & Management (IJETRM) is an open access journal. All articles are freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication, without subscription charges or registration barriers.
- All articles published by IJETRM since its inception in 2017 are made openly available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
- IJETRM supports the principles of the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) and DOAJ’s definition of open access.
- Authors retain copyright of their work published in IJETRM.
COPYRIGHT & AUTHOR RIGHTS
Authors retain the copyright of their work published in IJETRM. Authors grant the journal the right of first publication, with the work simultaneously licensed under CC BY 4.0. This allows others to share, adapt, and build upon the work with proper attribution.
REPOSITORY POLICY
IJETRM permits authors to deposit any version of their work in an institutional or other repository of their choice, without embargo.
- Preprint: Authors may deposit the original manuscript submitted to IJETRM.
- Accepted Manuscript (Postprint): Authors may deposit the version after peer review and acceptance.
- Published Version (Version of Record): Authors may deposit the final published PDF from the journal website.
All versions may be deposited immediately upon publication, provided that proper citation is given to the published article in IJETRM and a link to the official publication is included.
LONG-TERM DIGITAL PRESERVATION
IJETRM is committed to ensuring the long-term preservation and accessibility of its published scholarly content. All published articles remain permanently available through the journal website and are maintained as part of the journal’s digital archive.
The journal takes reasonable measures to ensure the integrity, availability, and accessibility of published content. In the event of website migration, platform upgrades, or technical changes, published articles and associated metadata will continue to be preserved and made accessible to readers.
IJETRM continuously evaluates appropriate digital preservation and archiving solutions to support the long-term availability of its scholarly record and to ensure that published research remains accessible to the academic community.