This policy informs authors that they can self-archive versions of their work on their own webpages, on institutional webpages, and in other repositories.

We encourage authors to post their pre-publication manuscript in institutional repositories or on their websites prior to and during the submission process and to post the Publisher’s final formatted PDF version after publication without embargo. These practices benefit authors with productive exchanges as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.

This policy informs authors that they can self-archive versions of their work on their own webpages, on institutional webpages, and in other repositories.

We encourage authors to post their pre-publication manuscript in institutional repositories or on their websites prior to and during the submission process and to post the Publisher’s final formatted PDF version after publication without embargo. These practices benefit authors with productive exchanges as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.

Article Version	Personal Website	Institutional Or Non- Commercial Subject       Based Repository	Commercial Platforms & Social Media
Authors Original Version (AOV)	At any time	At any time	At any time
Accepted Manuscript (AM)	After Publication	After embargo period	AM may not be posted, unless the website or repository has signed an agreement with IJSS Journal permitting re-use
Version of Record (VOR)	VOR may be uploaded or shared with Permission. Abstract and Citation may be uploaded and shared with a link to the VOR on the Journal website . (Without Permission)	VOR may be uploaded or shared with Permission. Abstract and Citation may be uploaded and shared with a link to the VOR on the Journal website . (Without Permission)	VOR may not be posted, unless the website or repository has signed an agreement with IJSS Journal permitting re-use. Abstract and Citation may be uploaded and shared with a link to the VOR on the Journal website . (With Permission)