Open Access Policy

 

Open Access Policy

The International Journal of Engineering Research in Robotic Intelligence (IJERRI) is dedicated to advancing the global exchange of scientific knowledge through a fully open-access publishing model. The journal believes that high-quality research should be freely accessible to researchers, academicians, professionals, policymakers, students, and the broader scientific community without financial, legal, or technical barriers.

As an open-access journal, IJERRI ensures that all published articles are made permanently and freely available online immediately upon publication, promoting greater visibility, accessibility, citation, and impact of scholarly work worldwide.

1. Immediate Open Access

IJERRI provides immediate and unrestricted access to all published content.

Upon publication, readers may freely:

  • Access and read articles online
  • Download full-text articles
  • Copy and distribute content
  • Print articles for educational and research purposes
  • Share links to published works
  • Cite and reference articles in accordance with academic standards

No subscription fees, registration requirements, or paywalls are imposed on readers.

2. Author Rights and Copyright

Authors publishing in IJERRI retain the copyright of their scholarly work.

By publishing with the journal, authors grant IJERRI and its publisher, Wissira Research Lab LLC, a non-exclusive license to:

  • Publish and disseminate the article
  • Archive and preserve the published content
  • Index and distribute the work through scholarly databases and repositories
  • Promote the article through academic and research channels

Authors remain the legal copyright holders of their published research.

3. Licensing Terms

To facilitate the widest possible dissemination and reuse of scholarly content, articles published in IJERRI are made available under an appropriate Creative Commons License, typically the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License, unless otherwise specified.

Under this license, users may:

Share

  • Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format

Adapt

  • Remix, transform, translate, and build upon the material for any lawful purpose

provided that:

  • Appropriate credit is given to the original author(s)
  • Proper citation to the original publication is included
  • Any modifications are clearly indicated
  • No implication of endorsement by the authors or journal is made

4. No Access Barriers

IJERRI strongly supports equitable access to scientific knowledge.

The journal does not impose:

  • Subscription fees
  • Reader access charges
  • Download fees
  • Institutional access fees
  • Membership requirements

This policy ensures that researchers and institutions worldwide, including those in developing regions, have unrestricted access to current scientific research.

5. Archiving and Digital Preservation

To ensure the long-term availability and preservation of scholarly content, IJERRI maintains digital archiving practices designed to safeguard published articles for future generations.

Published content may be preserved through:

  • Institutional repositories
  • Digital archives
  • Academic indexing platforms
  • Publisher-maintained archives
  • Library preservation systems

These measures help ensure permanent accessibility and scholarly continuity.

6. Author Self-Archiving Policy

IJERRI fully supports author self-archiving and the broad dissemination of published research.

Authors may immediately deposit the final published version of their article in:

  • Institutional repositories
  • University repositories
  • Government research repositories
  • Personal websites
  • Academic networking platforms
  • Subject-specific repositories
  • Research group websites

No embargo period applies.

Authors should include complete bibliographic information and a citation to the original publication in IJERRI whenever possible.

7. Ethical Use of Open Access Content

While IJERRI encourages the free sharing and reuse of published content, users must comply with the terms of the applicable Creative Commons license.

Users are expected to:

  • Provide proper attribution to the original authors
  • Maintain academic integrity and ethical standards
  • Avoid plagiarism or misrepresentation
  • Accurately acknowledge the source of the material
  • Respect intellectual property rights

Any unauthorized misuse, falsification of attribution, or unethical representation of published content is strongly discouraged and may constitute a violation of applicable copyright and academic integrity standards.

8. Benefits of Open Access Publishing

The open-access model adopted by IJERRI offers significant benefits to authors and readers, including:

  • Increased visibility and readership
  • Higher citation potential
  • Faster dissemination of research findings
  • Global accessibility without restrictions
  • Enhanced interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Greater societal and industrial impact
  • Long-term preservation and discoverability

By removing access barriers, IJERRI contributes to the advancement of robotics, artificial intelligence, intelligent systems, engineering innovation, and emerging technologies worldwide.