OPEN ACCESS POLICY AND LICENSE

 

This is an Open Access (OA) journal. Open Access publishing provides the ability to freely access published data and research findings. By this, it is possible for more scholars, policy makers, practitioners and the general public to be able to view, cite, and share the research outcomes. By this, publishing in Open Access increases the accessibility and the visibility of papers, facilitating collaboration and supporting knowledge transfer as well as faster and wider implementation of the research outcomes into current practices, methodologies, and policies. 

The published articles are made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0) , which means it is permitted to copy, print, and distribute them for non-commercial purposes. 

 

Author Self-Archiving Policy

Acta Scientiarum Polonorum. Architectura is an Open Access journal. Articles in this journal are distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0) license. This means that they may be freely copied, printed, and re-used for non-commercial purposes, provided that the authorship is properly attributed.

Authors publishing in the journal Acta Scientiarum Polonorum. Architectura retain the right to re-use their articles, including sharing different versions of them via a repository or other online platform of their choice.

Sharing and promoting an article is an important part of scientific research, in terms of fostering the exchange of scientific information and allowing research results to contribute to broader scientific progress. In addition, sharing an article with a wide audience increases the author's visibility, which helps them and their work achieve greater impact (including citations), enables the promotion of research, builds a better reputation, and creates opportunities for collaboration and career development.

1. Definitions

Submitted Version (other names: preprint): an unreviewed version of a scientific manuscript, before undergoing formal peer review and final publication by a journal or publisher.
Accepted Version (other names: postprint, Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM)): the manuscript of an article that has been accepted for publication and which typically includes author-incorporated changes suggested during submission and peer review, but do not includes other publisher value-added contributions such as copy-editing, formatting, technical enhancements and pagination.
Published Version (other names: published journal article, Version of Record (VoR)): the definitive final record of published research that appears in the journal and embodies all value-adding publisher activities, including peer review co-ordination, copy-editing, formatting, pagination and online enrichment.

2. Sharing versions of journal articles

Submitted Version:

Authors can share this version of the article anywhere at any times. After the article is published on the journal's website, authors should link from the preprint to their formal publication via its Digital Object Identifier (DOI).

The editorial office recommends using a standard license for the sharing version, such as Creative Commons licenses, to specify in detail the conditions of access and use of this version of the article.

Accepted Version:

Authors can share this version of the article anywhere, after receiving confirmation of acceptance for publication from the editorial board. After the article is published on the journal's website, authors should link from the postprint to their formal publication via its Digital Object Identifier (DOI).

The editorial office recommends using a standard license for the sharing version, such as Creative Commons licenses, to specify in detail the conditions of access and use of this version of the article.

Published Version:

Authors can share this version of the article via non-commercial repositories or other non-commercial websites (including Research Gate) after the article has been published on the journal's website. This version may only be published under the same license as on the journal's website, i.e., Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0).

The description of the sharing article should include the full bibliographic details of the published version and a link with the DOI to the publication on the journal's website.

3. Authors’ Responsibilities

Authors should clearly mark each version of the article to avoid confusion.

4. Exceptions

The policy does not apply to versions of articles that have been withdrawn or replaced due to errors or other valid reasons.

5. Review and changes to the Policy

The editorial board of Acta Scientiarum Polonorum. Architectura will periodically review and update the repository policy to ensure its compliance with evolving best practices in scientific publishing and sharing policy. Any changes to this policy will be communicated to authors and made publicly available on the journal's website.

Archiving Policy

The journal Acta Scientiarum Polonorum. Architectura applies a policy of protection and long-term archiving. The editorial office of the journal stores submitted and edited texts in its own archive without any time restrictions.