Open Access Policy

1. Open Access Policy

All articles published in the International Journal of Ayurveda360 are fully open access and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. This permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original authors and source are properly credited.

  • Open Access Model: We follow the Gold Open Access model, ensuring that all published articles are freely and immediately available online without any embargo period.

  • Author Rights: Authors retain full copyright of their work.

  • Reader Access: Readers may download, share, and reuse content freely, with proper attribution.

2. Article Processing Charges (APCs)

To sustain open-access publishing and peer-review operations, APCs are levied only after acceptance:

  • ₹1,200 – For articles reviewed by 2 referees

  • ₹1,700 – For articles with 3 reviews, usually involving statistical or complex analysis

Waivers/Discounts: Available on request for authors from low-income backgrounds or regions.
Payment Info: Sent upon acceptance via email.

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3. Licensing and Copyright

  • License Used: CC BY 4.0

  • Ownership: Authors retain full copyright.

  • Reuse: Readers may redistribute, remix, transform, or build upon the work for any purpose, even commercially, with appropriate credit.

4. Digital Archiving and Preservation

We ensure long-term preservation of all published content through trusted repositories:

This strategy ensures permanent access even if the journal ceases publication.

5. Discoverability and Indexing

Our journal is indexed and discoverable on:

  • Google Scholar

  • Zenodo

  • ResearchGate

  • OpenAIRE

We follow open-access metadata standards to enhance global visibility.

6. Compliance with Funding Mandates

We support compliance with funder and institutional open-access requirements:

  • Articles meet the criteria for major funder open-access mandates.

  • Authors may include grant and funding acknowledgments as needed.

7. Transparency and Contact

We maintain full transparency in:

  • Article processing charges (APCs)

  • Peer review process

  • Licensing and copyright

  • Digital preservation policies

All information is clearly displayed and updated regularly to align with best practices in scholarly publishing.

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Email: journal@ayurveda360.in or editor-in-chief@ayurveda360.in
Phone: +91 73539 40662