Repository and Archiving Policy

Repository Policy

The Repository Policy outlines the guidelines for authors regarding the availability of their journal articles on online platforms. From 2017 to 2021, the journal operated under a licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 policy. However, to ensure the non-commercialization of its content, the Asia Pacific Journal of Social and Behavioral Sciences (APJSBS) has adopted the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

As an open-access journal, APJSBS allows free access to its content. Under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license, reusers may distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, strictly for non-commercial purposes, provided that proper attribution is given to the original creator. Any modified material must be licensed under identical terms.

This policy empowers authors to submit all versions of their articles (preprints, accepted manuscripts, and published versions) to any repository of their choice, ensuring accessibility while safeguarding the journal's commitment to non-commercialization. The CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license includes the following elements:

Creative Commons BY Attribution icon SVG Vector & PNG Free ... BY (Attribution): Credit must be given to the creator.

File:Creative Commons "Non-Commercial" icon (SVG, nominal ... NC (Non-Commercial): The material cannot be used for commercial purposes.

SA (Share-Alike): If the material is remixed, adapted, or built upon, the modified material must be licensed under the same terms.

This repository policy promotes accessibility, collaboration, and ethical use of the journal's content while maintaining its non-commercial nature.

 

Archiving Policy

The Asia Pacific Journal of Social and Behavioral Sciences is presently digitally archived in the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN).  The Public Knowledge Project creates the PKP PN to digitally preserve the OJS journals. This free software offers a complimentary preservation service to OJS journals that fulfill certain fundamental requirements, ensuring the long-term accessibility and protection of academic works.