Open Access Publishing

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

Articles are made openly accessible immediately upon publication, with no embargo period. Open access applies to articles published through the IJLJ website and does not exempt authors from applicable Article Processing Charges (APCs).

Creative Commons License

IJLJ articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License, unless otherwise expressly stated for specific material.

Copyright Ownership

Authors retain copyright in their original work in accordance with the applicable IJLJ Author Rights and Licensing terms.

Publication in IJLJ does not transfer copyright ownership to the journal. IJLJ 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.

Author Sharing

Authors may share the published version of their work through appropriate scholarly channels, including institutional repositories, academic profiles, 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.

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

Long-Term Access and Preservation

IJLJ 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 available and applicable, IJLJ may use recognized digital preservation services, such as the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN), a LOCKSS-based digital preservation service for journals using Open Journal Systems (OJS), to support the long-term preservation of its published scholarly content.

The preservation service is intended 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 network.

Access to Published Content

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

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

Related Policies

This policy should be read together with the relevant IJLJ policies, including:

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