What is Open Access?
Gold Open Access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author.
INTERNATIONAL LIFE SCIENCES (ILS) accepts the Gold Open Access model, where publication costs are supported by an Article Processing Charge (APC). This APC charge is typically covered by the author's institution, funding body or the author him or herself. Authors retain the copyright of their work, while the articles are licensed by International Sciences. The majority of ILS Gold Open Access allows immediate accessibility of content when it is published.
Articles Processing Charges
To provide open access, journal has an open access fee (also known as an Article Processing Charge, APC) which needs to be paid by the authors or on their behalf e.g. by their research funder or institution.
ILS offers a 50% discount off all page charges for manuscripts of all corresponding authors who reside in countries which are categorized as low-income economies by the World Bank. To see if you qualify to the discount, please refer to the complete list of these countries click here.
Articles Processing Charges (APC) only become due after an article has been both reviewed and accepted for publication. Therefore, submission of an article is not a guarantee that it will be published. The final decision on the manuscript is made by the Editor-in-Chief on the basis of at least two independent peer-review reports.
Other service fees for activities such as Quick Track Services, Animated Abstracts, Color Figure, Figure Improvement or Language Editing are optional and are only charged as and when these services are availed.
Quick Track Publication
For a journal an optional fast publication fee-based service called QUICK TRACK is available to authors for their submitted manuscripts.
QUICK TRACK allows online publication within 2-4 weeks of receipt of the final approved galley proofs from the authors. The total publication time, from date of first receipt of manuscript to its online publication is 10-12 weeks, subject to its acceptance by the referees and modification (if any) by the authors within one week.
The full Quick Track publication fee will be payable in advance, after acceptance of the manuscript, before online publication of the article. However, if the article is rejected at the peer-review stage, then the Quick Track publication fee will not be charged.
Please note that whether the author opts for the QUICK TRACK facility or not, standard reviewing practices will be followed, which will not in any way affect the acceptance or rejection of the manuscript by the reviewers.
Benefits
When you choose the Gold Open Access option, the benefits to authors and readers are:
FREE to View: Gold Open Access articles are freely available for viewing, downloading, and printing, in accordance with the relevant open access mandates.
Citations: The article has the potential to attract significantly higher citations as its content is freely accessible to readers irrespective of subscription to the journal.
Self-archiving: There are no embargoes imposed on the archiving of articles published under the Gold Open Access category. Authors are permitted to deposit such articles in institutional, non-commercial repositories, and personal websites immediately following their publication on the journal website.
Compliance with Funding Agency and Institutes: A comprehensive list of funding agencies, which authors can approach to secure funds for publishing their papers as open access, can be accessed on the respective journal websites.
Creative Commons License: Open Access Articles are licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode, which permits unrestricted, distribution and reproduction in any medium, as long as the work is properly credited/attributed.
Authors Retain Copyright: The use of a Creative Commons License enables authors to retain copyright to their work.
Permission Requests
For all Gold Open Access articles, the authors are not required to obtain permission from International Sciences for reuse. The copyright of most articles remains with the authors themselves, who have made the conscious decision to allow their articles to be reused under an open license, such as the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0). These licenses enable both reuse and adaptation of the content, as long as proper attribution is provided to the original authors and publisher.
Occasionally, International Sciences journals may include materials that have been republished with permission under a more restrictive license. In such cases, it will be clearly indicated and marked accordingly. If authors intend to reuse such materials, it may be necessary to seek permission directly from the copyright holder.
Rights and Permissions
Gold Open Access Contributions under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). This license grants you the following permissions:
Authors are allowed to share (copy and redistribute) the material in any medium or format.
Authors can adapt (Modify, transform, and build upon) the material for any purpose, including commercial purposes.
Under the Gold Open Access category, there are no restrictions on archiving articles. Authors are free to deposit such articles on institutional, non-commercial repositories, and personal websites immediately after they have been published on the journal website. This practice is permitted under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0).
To comply with the licensing terms, the authors must ensure the following:
Make correct attribution by giving appropriate credit to the original authors and publisher. Include a link to the license and indicate if any changes were made. The authors have the flexibility to choose a reasonable manner of attribution, but the authors should not imply that the licensor endorses you or your use.
Do not impose any additional restrictions. The authors are not permitted to apply legal terms or technological measures that would restrict others from doing anything that the license permits. Please adhere to these license terms when utilizing the material provided.
Attribution (CC BY)
Others can distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon the article, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation.
Attribution-Non-commercial (CC BY-NC)
Others can remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, and although their new works must also credit you for the original creation and be non-commercial, they don’t have to license their derivative works on the same terms.
Attribution-Non-commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND)
Others can download the work and share it as long as they credit you for the original creation, but they can’t change it in any way or use it commercially.
Please visit the Creative Commons website for more details about licenses.
How to Order
The author has the option to make his/ her paper Open Access during and after submission.
For further information about Gold Open Access, please feel free to contact us via email: info@international-life-sciences.com