The International Journal of Bio Sciences and Chemistry follows an open-access publishing model. Published articles are freely accessible to readers, allowing scientific research in biological sciences, chemistry, and related fields to be read, shared, and used for academic and research purposes without a subscription or paywall.

Open Access Publishing

The journal provides open access to all its published scholarly articles and supports the broad dissemination of scientific research while maintaining continued access to its published academic content.

Creative Commons License

Articles published by the International Journal of Bio Sciences and Chemistry are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License, unless otherwise expressly stated for specific material.

The license permits others to share, redistribute, adapt, and use the licensed work, including for commercial purposes, provided that appropriate attribution is given and applicable license conditions are followed. Users must not falsely claim authorship or misrepresent the original article, its authors, or its publication.

Copyright Ownership

Authors retain copyright in their original work in accordance with the journal's applicable Author Rights and licensing terms.

Publication in the International Journal of Bio Sciences and Chemistry does not, by itself, transfer copyright ownership to the journal. The journal receives the rights necessary to publish, distribute, make the article openly accessible, preserve the published record, and maintain the official Version of Record, as applicable.

Reuse of Published Articles

Published articles may be reused in accordance with the applicable licensing terms. Appropriate credit should be given to the original author(s) and publication, together with the article's DOI or official publication link where available.

Reuse may include sharing scientific findings, reproducing permitted material, adapting research for educational purposes, and incorporating published information into further scientific work, subject to the applicable license and third-party rights.

Third-party material included in an article may be subject to separate copyright or licensing conditions and should not be assumed to be covered by the article's license unless expressly indicated.

Author Sharing

Authors may share the published version of their work through appropriate scholarly channels, including institutional repositories, academic profiles, research-sharing platforms, and personal academic websites, in accordance with their applicable rights and licensing terms.

Authors are encouraged to retain the original citation, DOI, journal name, and publication information when sharing their work. Where an article has been corrected or retracted, its current publication status should also be reflected wherever reasonably possible.

For detailed information on self-archiving and reuse rights, please refer to the Author Rights policy.

Long-Term Access and Preservation

The International Journal of Bio Sciences and Chemistry aims to maintain continued access to its published scholarly content. The journal makes reasonable efforts to preserve published article files, associated metadata, persistent identifiers, and the official Version of Record.

Where a suitable digital preservation service is implemented and available, the journal may use preservation mechanisms to support the long-term accessibility of its published scholarly content.

The purpose of digital preservation is to support continued access to the scholarly record in the event of disruption to the journal's primary website or publishing platform, subject to the technical and operational availability of the preservation service.

Access to Published Content

Published articles are intended to remain accessible through the official journal website.

Where persistent identifiers such as Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) are assigned, the journal makes reasonable efforts to maintain the associated publication information and article links. Updates by external indexing, abstracting, repository, or discovery services depend on the policies and systems of those third parties.

Related Policies

This policy should be read together with the relevant policies of the International Journal of Bio Sciences and Chemistry, including:

The journal may review and update this policy as its publishing practices and relevant scholarly publishing standards develop.