Open Access Policy


1. Statement of Open Access

The International Journal of Innovative Medicine (IJIM) is a fully Open Access journal. This means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution.

IJIM adheres strictly to the definition of Open Access as per the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI). In accordance with this definition:

"Users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without financial, legal, or technical barriers other than those inseparable from gaining access to the internet itself."

2. No Fees (Diamond Open Access Model)

IJIM is a "Diamond Open Access" journal.

  • No Article Processing Charges (APCs): Authors are not charged a fee for submission, processing, or publication of their manuscripts.

  • No Subscription Fees: Readers and institutions can access all articles completely free of charge.

  • All operational costs are covered by the Publisher, ensuring that financial barriers do not hinder the dissemination of high-quality medical research.

3. License Information

All articles published in IJIM are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

  • This license allows for the widest possible dissemination of scientific work.

  • Readers rights: Readers are free to share (copy and redistribute) and adapt (remix, transform) the material, provided appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the source.

4. Benefits of Open Access

By adopting an Open Access policy, IJIM aims to:

  • Accelerate Discovery: Rapid dissemination of innovative medical research to the global community.

  • Public Enrichment: Providing free access to medical knowledge for clinicians, patients, and the public.

  • Global Exchange: Bridging the gap between researchers in developed and developing countries.

  • Increased Citation: Studies show that Open Access articles are viewed and cited more frequently than articles behind paywalls.

5. Self-Archiving Policy (Sherpa/Romeo)

IJIM supports the self-archiving of authors' work to ensure the long-term visibility of research.

  • Pre-print: Authors are encouraged to share their pre-print versions (e.g., on medRxiv) anytime before or during submission.

  • Post-print & Publisher's Version: Authors can archive and share the final published version (Publisher's PDF) immediately upon publication on personal websites, institutional repositories, or academic social networks (e.g., ResearchGate) without any embargo period.

6. OAI-PMH Metadata Harvesting

Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) is fully supported by IJIM. Metadata for all the articles are available for harvesting by indexing services and repositories to ensure maximum discoverability.