Open Access, Copyright and Licensing Policy
Open Access Statement
Open Access
The Journal of Applied Medical Science and Technology (JAMST) is committed to providing immediate and unrestricted access to its published research. All articles published by the Journal are freely available online upon publication, allowing researchers, healthcare professionals, students, and the wider public to access and use the published scientific literature without subscription or access barriers.
The Journal supports open access as an important means of promoting the dissemination, accessibility, and global exchange of scientific and medical knowledge.
Licensing and Distribution
All content published in the Journal of Applied Medical Science and Technology is distributed under the Creative Commons license specified by the Journal.
Under the applicable Creative Commons license, users may access, share, and reuse published articles subject to the terms and conditions of that license. Appropriate credit must always be given to the original authors and the Journal, and any applicable conditions regarding modification, commercial use, or redistribution must be respected.
The specific licensing terms for each article are indicated on the published article and/or article webpage.
Article Processing Charges (APC)
The Journal of Applied Medical Science and Technology may apply Article Processing Charges (APCs) to support the costs associated with open-access publication.
Where applicable, APCs are charged only after a manuscript has successfully completed the editorial and peer-review process and has been formally accepted for publication. The ability or willingness of an author to pay an APC does not influence editorial decisions, peer review, or manuscript acceptance.
Article processing charges, where applicable, contribute to the operational and technical costs of scholarly publishing, including editorial and production workflows, website maintenance, plagiarism screening, DOI registration, digital preservation, indexing services, and online publication.
Authors are advised to consult the Journal's Article Processing Charges (APC) page for the current fee structure, applicable exemptions, and payment policies.
Archiving and Digital Preservation
The Journal of Applied Medical Science and Technology is committed to ensuring the long-term preservation and accessibility of its published scholarly content.
The Journal may use recognized digital preservation and archiving services, such as PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN) and LOCKSS, to maintain permanent and distributed archival copies of published articles.
These preservation mechanisms help protect the scholarly record against data loss and ensure continued access to published content in the long term.
In addition, published articles remain permanently accessible through the Journal's official website, subject to the Journal's digital preservation and publication policies.
Commitment to Accessibility
The Journal of Applied Medical Science and Technology believes that scientific knowledge should be accessible to the international research and healthcare communities. Through its open-access publishing model, the Journal seeks to maximize the visibility, accessibility, dissemination, and potential impact of the research it publishes.
Copyright Notice
All material published in the Journal of Applied Medical Science and Technology (JAMST) is governed by the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, unless otherwise stated.
Under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license, users are permitted to share, copy, and redistribute published material in any medium or format, and to adapt, remix, transform, and build upon the material, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s), the article, and the Journal of Applied Medical Science and Technology. Users must provide proper citation and acknowledge the original publication and publisher.
The license permits the inclusion and preservation of published articles in scientific databases, institutional repositories, subject repositories, and other appropriate scholarly archives. However, the material may not be used for commercial purposes without obtaining separate permission from the copyright holder.
For further information about the CC BY-NC 4.0 license, please visit the Creative Commons website.
Copyright Ownership
Authors retain the copyright to their published work and grant the Journal of Applied Medical Science and Technology the right of first publication. The article is simultaneously published under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license, allowing others to use and share the work in accordance with the terms of that license.
Author Rights and Repository Policy
Authors are permitted to distribute the Published Version (Version of Record) of their article, including by depositing or making it available in an institutional repository, subject repository, academic website, or other appropriate scholarly repository of their choice.
When distributing the Published Version, authors must acknowledge its original publication in the Journal of Applied Medical Science and Technology and provide the appropriate bibliographic citation and, where available, the DOI of the published article.
Authors are not permitted to publicly disseminate or deposit the Submitted Manuscript or the Accepted Manuscript (Author Accepted Manuscript) in institutional or other repositories where such dissemination would conflict with the Journal's publication and copyright policy.
Any permitted repository distribution must comply with the Journal's licensing, attribution, and version-control requirements.
Attribution Requirement
Any reuse, redistribution, adaptation, or reproduction of material published in JAMST must appropriately acknowledge:
- The original author(s);
- The title of the article;
- The Journal of Applied Medical Science and Technology;
- The original publication details; and
- The DOI or persistent identifier, where available.
Users must also indicate if changes were made to the original material and must not imply that the original authors or the Journal endorse the subsequent use.
Privacy Statement
All the personal information includes names, affiliation, and contact details recorded in this journal will be used exclusively for the processing and publication of the manuscript and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.
