Open Access Policy

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Open Access Policy

International Current Journal of Engineering and Science (ICJES) is a fully open access journal. All articles published in this journal are immediately and permanently free to read, download, share, and reuse by anyone, anywhere, without any subscription fees, registration barriers, or embargo periods.

License & Copyright

All published articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0). This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Authors retain full copyright over their work upon publication.

Self-Archiving & Preprint Policy

Authors are permitted and encouraged to:

  • Post preprints to repositories such as arXiv, bioRxiv, SSRN, or institutional repositories at any time before, during, or after peer review.
  • Archive the final published PDF (Version of Record) in any open repository, institutional archive, or personal/professional website immediately upon publication.
  • Share their published work freely on academic networking platforms such as ResearchGate, Academia.edu, and Google Scholar.

Indexing & Archiving

Authors are permitted and encouraged to:

  • To ensure permanent availability and discoverability, all content published in International Current Journal of Engineering and Science (ICJES) is indexed and archived with the following bodies and services:
  • Digital Object Identifier (DOI) assigned to every article via CrossRef
  • Indexed in Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, CrossRef-DOI, WorldCat, OpenAlex, Zenodo, Open Access Library (OALib), and other major academic databases

Article Publication Charges (APC)

To support editorial processes, peer review management, and online hosting, ICJES charges an Article Processing Charge (APC).

  • APC Amount: USD 50 per accepted paper for International author, INR 1000 for Indian author
  • Charges are applied only after successful peer review and acceptance
  • There are no submission charges

Waiver Policy

ICJES is committed to supporting researchers with limited funding. APC waivers or discounts may be granted under the following conditions:

  • Authors from low-income or developing countries
  • Students or early-career researchers without funding support
  • Authors facing genuine financial hardship

Waiver Guidelines:

  • Waiver requests must be submitted at the time of manuscript submission or before review
  • Requests are evaluated on a case-by-case basis by the editorial team
  • Granting a waiver does not influence the editorial decision

Open Data & Reproducibility

Authors are encouraged to make all research data, code, and supplementary materials openly available in recognised repositories (e.g., Zenodo, Figshare, Dryad) and to link these in the article at the time of publication.

Ethical Commitment to Open Access

International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology, published by IRJIET, is committed to the principles of open science, transparent peer review, and the free global dissemination of knowledge.

For enquiries about our Open Access Policy, please contact: editor@icjes.com