Open Access Policy

Open Access Policy

Open Access Policy

1. Open Access Statement

The Journal of the American National Academy of Natural and Applied Sciences is a fully open access peer-reviewed academic journal. From its inception, all articles will be immediately and permanently available on the journal's official website for global readers to read, download, and use free of charge, without registration or payment of any fees.

2. Licensing Policy

This journal adopts the Creative Commons License, specifically the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).

Under this license, third-party users may:

• Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format

• Must give appropriate credit (provide the name of the creator and attribution parties, a copyright notice, a license notice, a disclaimer notice, and a link to the material)

• Provide a link to the license

• Indicate if changes were made

• May not use the material for commercial purposes

• If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material

• You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits

For the full license text, please visit: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

3. Copyright Policy

Upon acceptance of a manuscript, all authors are required to sign a Copyright Transfer Agreement. According to this agreement, authors transfer the copyright of the article (including but not limited to the rights of reproduction, distribution, communication to the public, broadcasting, performance, translation, compilation, adaptation, etc.) worldwide to the Editorial Office of the Journal of the American National Academy of Natural and Applied Sciences without compensation.

After publication, the copyright belongs to the Editorial Office. The Editorial Office has the right to publish and use the article in various forms, including but not limited to:

• Electronic publishing, multimedia publishing, and online publishing

• Licensing the rights to third parties, allowing domestic and international literature retrieval systems and database systems to retrieve and collect article data

If the article is ultimately not accepted by this journal, the copyright transfer agreement signed by the author automatically becomes invalid, and the article copyright remains with the author.

4. Author Rights

After publication in this journal, authors retain the following rights:

1. To use their article in accordance with this journal's CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license

2. To deposit the article in personal or institutional repositories, websites, and other platforms

3. To use the article in non-commercial academic activities such as academic reports, lectures, and teaching

4. To cite parts or figures from the article in subsequent works (with proper attribution)

5. To include the article in non-journal collections (with proper attribution)

6. To apply for patents (if applicable)

5. Publication Fees

To support open access publishing and ensure the sustainable development of the journal, this journal charges an Article Processing Charge (APC). The specific fee is USD 150 per accepted article, to be paid by the author, their institution, or funding project.

For authors facing genuine financial difficulties, they may contact the Editorial Office to apply for fee waivers or deferred payment. Waiver applications require supporting documentation and will be reviewed by the Editorial Office based on individual circumstances.

6. Archiving Policy

This journal implements digital permanent archiving for all published articles:

• Full-text permanent access on the journal's official website

• Data backup at the Editorial Office to ensure data security

• Simultaneous archiving in mainstream academic databases such as CNKI, Wanfang Data, and VIP

• In the event of journal discontinuation, readers can still access back issues from the aforementioned platforms

7. Data Sharing Policy (Optional)

This journal encourages authors to share research data when appropriate. Data sharing facilitates the replication of scientific experiments and the reuse of research data. Shareable data may include raw data, observational records, experimental results, etc. The journal also encourages authors to share research-related software, code, models, algorithms, protocols, methods, and other materials. Authors may upload such materials to publicly accessible third-party storage platforms (such as Figshare, Zenodo, etc.) and include the links as supplementary materials at the end of the article.

8. Article Self-Archiving Policy

This journal permits authors to deposit all versions of their articles (preprint, accepted manuscript, published version) in institutional repositories or other knowledge repositories of their choice. When depositing, the article metadata must include standard journal publication information (journal name, volume, issue, page numbers, DOI, etc.), which should be cited as the recommended citation format.

9. Post-Publication Discussion and Corrections

After publication, this journal welcomes academic discussions on article content from authors, readers, and academic peers. Relevant comments can be sent to the Editorial Office email, and the Editorial Office will process them promptly and provide feedback as appropriate. If content requiring correction is identified in an article, authors may contact the Editorial Office to initiate the correction process.


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Policy Update Date: March 25, 2026

Policy Interpretation Authority: Reserved by the Editorial Office of the Journal of the American National Academy of Natural and Applied Sciences

This policy is based on standard open access publishing practices and Creative Commons licensing terms. For the most current information, please refer to the official Creative Commons website and relevant open access publishing guidelines.