Repository Policy
AL-AMĪN (FAIṢALĀBĀD)
Repository and Archiving Policy
Open Access Long-Term Preservation Repository Integration Scholarly Accessibility
Repository and Archiving Commitment
Al-Amīn is an open-access journal committed to the global dissemination, long-term preservation, and unrestricted accessibility of scholarly research.
Al-Amīn is committed to the long-term preservation, accessibility, and integrity of all published scholarly content. The journal ensures permanent digital availability of all articles through its Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform and assigns Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) via Crossref for persistent citation and retrieval.
To guarantee long-term preservation, the journal participates in recognised digital archiving and preservation systems, including LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) and PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN), where applicable. In addition, the journal supports archiving through institutional repositories and trusted subject-based repositories.
All published content is preserved in accordance with international best practices for scholarly publishing and open-access preservation standards. In the event of journal discontinuation, all published content will remain accessible through participating preservation networks and repositories.
Authors are encouraged to deposit published and accepted versions of their work in institutional or subject repositories to enhance visibility and ensure redundant preservation.
1. Author Self-Archiving Rights
Al-Amīn permits and actively encourages authors to deposit, share, and archive all versions of their manuscripts, in accordance with SHERPA/RoMEO and open-access repository standards.
Pre-print
Submitted version before peer review
May be posted anytime on the author's personal website, institutional repository, or preprint server, such as arXiv or bioRxiv.
Post-print
Accepted version after peer review
May be deposited immediately after acceptance in institutional or subject repositories, provided a citation to the published article is included.
Publisher's Version (PDF)
Final published version
May be deposited on acceptance or after publication with full citation, DOI link, and journal attribution: Al-Amīn. No embargo period applies.
Archiving Requirement:
All archived copies must include the article DOI, copyright notice, and the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) statement.
2. Licensing and Copyright
Copyright: Authors retain full copyright of their work.
Published articles are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0) , allowing for use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This licensing model complies with DOAJ's open-access criteria, OJS repository standards, and Scopus indexing policies for fully open-access journals.
3. Metadata and Indexing Integration
All metadata are openly available under the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH), accessible via the OJS platform.
Metadata are structured for compatibility with Scopus, DOAJ, Crossref, Google Scholar, and other major discovery services.
Each published article includes a persistent DOI, author identifiers, and citation-ready metadata to maximise visibility and citation impact.
4. Data and Supplementary Material
Authors are encouraged to deposit underlying datasets, figures, or supplementary materials in recognised open repositories such as Zenodo, Figshare, or Dryad.
Zenodo
Recognised open repository for datasets, figures, and supplementary materials.
Figshare
Supports sharing and preservation of research outputs and supplementary materials.
Dryad
Supports the deposit and preservation of research datasets.
Datasets must include appropriate metadata, ethical approval statements (for human/animal data), and links to the related article DOI.
Al-Amīn supports FAIR Data Principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) and adheres to ICMJE's data-sharing policy for medical research.
5. Compliance with International Standards
Al-Amīn's repository and archiving policy is aligned with recognised standards and best practices for scholarly publishing, open access, research integrity, and long-term preservation.
DOAJ
Principles of Transparency and Best Practice
Principles of Transparency and Best Practice
COPE
COPE Publication Ethics Guidelines
COPE Publication Ethics Guidelines
Scopus
Scopus Content Selection and Advisory Board (CSAB) criteria
Scopus Content Selection and Advisory Board (CSAB) criteria
PKP
OJS PKP-PN archiving standards
OJS PKP-PN archiving standards
Clarivate
Web of Science (Impact Factor) repository expectations
Web of Science (Impact Factor) repository expectations
Long-Term Preservation Commitment
Al-Amīn's repository policy ensures that all published research remains permanently accessible, ethically managed, and globally visible to support the advancement of open, reproducible, and high-impact scholarship.
