Copyright, Licensing, and Repository Policy
Copyright and Licensing:
Authors publishing in JASPI retain full copyright of their work.
All articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
This license allows users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, and link to the full text of articles, and to use them for lawful non-commercial purposes, provided the work is properly cited.
No modifications or commercial use of the material are permitted without prior permission.
Author Archiving Rights
JASPI supports author self-archiving to promote wider dissemination of research. Authors are permitted to archive:
1) Pre-prints (original drafts prior to peer review) on personal websites, institutional repositories, or non-commercial preprint servers without embargo.
2) Post-prints (accepted, peer-reviewed manuscripts) in institutional or subject-based repositories without embargo.
3) Publisher’s Version/PDF (final published articles) in non-commercial repositories or on personal/institutional websites immediately upon publication without embargo.
Each version archived must include a proper citation to the published article in JASPI and a link to the official version when available.
Preservation and Indexing
JASPI ensures long-term access to its content by archiving published articles through trusted repositories and indexing platforms. The journal’s policies align with open-access best practices recommended by services such as Sherpa/RoMEO.
Policy Review
This policy is reviewed periodically to remain aligned with evolving standards in scholarly publishing, digital preservation, and open access practices.