Quick summary (what you need to know)

• Immediate OA on publication — no embargo.
• Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) for the Version of Record (VOR) and for any files the author places under the same licence.
• DOI: Each published article is assigned a DOI via Zenodo.
• Archiving: The Version of Record is archived on Internet Archive and SSRN.
• APC: USD 200 (charged only for accepted articles; waivers available). APC status does not affect open access availability.
• Preprints: Allowed. Posting a preprint does not count as prior publication.
• Self-archiving: Authors are free to self-archive preprints, author accepted manuscripts (AAM) and the published Version of Record (VOR) — see details below.
• Text & data mining: Permitted under CC BY 4.0.
• Third-party material: Authors must obtain and declare permission for any third-party copyrighted content not covered by CC BY.

1. Licence & rights

CC BY 4.0 — what it means

• The VOR is published under CC BY 4.0, which allows others to copy, redistribute, remix, transform and build upon the material for any purpose, including commercial reuse, provided appropriate credit is given, a link to the licence is provided, and changes are indicated.
• Authors retain copyright. Upon acceptance, authors grant Neewaj a non-exclusive licence to publish the work and to carry out all necessary publication and archiving tasks. Authors are free to place the work in institutional or subject repositories, personal websites, or funder repositories.

What authors must do

• Grant Neewaj permission to publish the VOR and to mint a DOI via Zenodo.
• Confirm that third-party materials included in the manuscript either are covered by a compatible licence or that explicit permission for reuse under CC BY has been obtained and documented.

2. When is the article open?

• Immediately on publication. There is no embargo period: the article and any associated supplementary files designated for public release are openly available under CC BY 4.0 from the date the Version of Record is published and the DOI is minted.

3. Preprints, accepted manuscripts and Version of Record (self-archiving)

Preprints

• Authors are permitted and encouraged to post preprints (e.g., arXiv, bioRxiv) prior to submission. Posting a preprint will not prejudice consideration and does not count as prior publication. Authors should cite the preprint when submitting and may update the preprint with a link to the VOR and DOI once published.

Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM)

• Authors may deposit the AAM (the peer-reviewed, accepted version but prior to publisher layout/typesetting) in institutional or subject repositories at any time. We recommend linking the AAM to the published Version of Record and adding the DOI when available.

Version of Record (VOR)

• The final, published article (VOR) on the journal site and in Zenodo is licensed CC BY 4.0 and may be reused immediately. Authors may also deposit the VOR in repositories where permitted by repository policy.

4. Archiving & persistent identifiers

• Each article receives a DOI via Zenodo.
• The Version of Record and selected supporting files are archived on Internet Archive and SSRN to ensure long-term preservation.
• Authors are encouraged to deposit underlying datasets and code in subject-specific repositories and to include persistent identifiers (DOIs) for datasets in the Data Availability Statement.

5. Text & data mining (TDM)

• CC BY 4.0 explicitly permits text and data mining for any purpose. Researchers and third parties may mine Neewaj content without requesting additional permission, provided they give appropriate credit and comply with other applicable law.

6. Third-party content and permissions

• Authors are responsible for obtaining permission for any third-party content (images, large excerpts, tables, figures) that is not covered by a compatible open licence. Permissions should permit republication under CC BY or the author must supply an alternative licensed version or clearly identify material excluded from the CC BY licence in the article.
• If third-party content is excluded from CC BY, authors must include a credit line indicating the limitations and supply evidence of permission.

7. Open data & supplementary materials

• Authors must include a Data Availability Statement describing where data, code and materials supporting the article can be accessed (including DOIs where available) or explaining restrictions.
• We strongly encourage deposition of data in recognized public repositories (Zenodo, discipline repositories, institutional repositories). Data and code can be licensed by the author under any licence they choose; when data are published alongside the VOR as part of the article package, we recommend applying an open licence (e.g., CC0 or CC BY) to maximize reuse and compliance with funder mandates.

8. Compliance with funder and institutional mandates

• Neewaj’s immediate OA under CC BY 4.0 is compatible with most major funder mandates and indexing requirements. Authors with specific funder or institutional requirements (for example, particular metadata fields or repository deposit workflows) should inform the editorial office at submission so we can assist.
• Authors remain responsible for meeting any deposit or metadata requirements specified by their funders (e.g., depositing data in a required repository).

9. APCs and OA

• The APC (USD 200) covers costs of peer review administration, DOI registration (Zenodo), production, hosting and archiving. APCs are invoiced after acceptance.
• Waivers and discounts are available and are handled independently of editorial decisions. Waiver decisions do not affect open access: a waived article is still published under CC BY 4.0.