Open Access Policy

Open Access Policy

The Journal of Science Technology and Engineering Research (JOSTER) is a fully open access journal, committed to providing immediate and unrestricted access to scholarly research for the advancement of knowledge in science, technology, and engineering.

1. Immediate and Free Access

All articles published in JOSTER are freely available online immediately upon publication, without any subscription or paywall. Readers anywhere in the world may read, download, distribute, and reuse content under the terms of the journal's licensing agreement.

2. Licensing and Reuse

JOSTER publishes all content under the terms of the:

???? Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)
This license permits:

  • Use, reproduction, and distribution in any medium

  • Adaptation and commercial use

  • With the condition that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s), a link to the license is provided, and any changes are indicated.

Learn more: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

3. Author Rights

Authors retain full copyright of their work. By publishing in JOSTER, authors grant the journal the non-exclusive right to publish and disseminate the article.

4. Archiving and Preservation

All published content is preserved through:

  • LOCKSS and CLOCKSS systems

  • PKP Preservation Network

  • Institutional and subject repositories (via author self-archiving)

This ensures that articles remain permanently accessible, even if the journal ceases publication.

5. No Reader Charges

JOSTER does not charge readers or institutions any fees to access content. All published articles are accessible without login or subscription.

6. Compliance with Funders

JOSTER’s open access policy complies with major funding body requirements, including those of Plan S, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the European Research Council (ERC).

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