The Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering commits to keeping all of its articles open access under the CC-BY-NC Creative Commons license and storing the full-text content in archival platforms and on the website https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/hjse.

Articles published in the Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering are digitally archived in LOCKSS. Additionally, the published articles can be made openly accessible in the institutional repository (such as Dspace) of the author's affiliated university or in another archive without any embargo period. This allows anyone to freely access this publication.

• The Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering allows authors to archive for personal and/or institutional purposes using the (publisher PDF) final published version of the article.
• There is no embargo period for archiving, but proper attribution to the published source should be given, and a link to the journal homepage or the article's DOI should be provided.
• Authors can download the output of the article as a PDF document. Authors can also share copies of the article with their colleagues without any restrictions.
• The Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering utilizes the LOCKSS system to enable the creation of permanent archives. The LOCKSS Program, based at Stanford University Libraries, offers award-winning, low-cost, open-source digital preservation tools to libraries and publishers, ensuring permanent and authorized access to digital content. LOCKSS is a digital preservation system built on the principle of "lots of copies keep stuff safe."

Version Published in the Journal:

• Publication Type: Open Access
• OAI: https://dergipark.org.tr/api/public/oai/hjse/?verb=ListRecords&metadataPrefix=oai_dc
• LOCKSS: https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/hjse/lockss-manifest
• RSS: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/hjse/rss-feeds
• Embargo Period: There is no embargo period.
• Open Access License: CC BY-NC 4.0
• Copyright Holder: The author(s) retain copyright.
• Archiving Location: Institutional Repository, Crossref, Journal Website, Institutional Site, Author's Personal Website, Public and/or Commercial Subject-Based Archives.
• Policy Conditions: Proper citation and quotation standards should be followed, including attribution to the journal. Linking to the publisher version with the DOI should be provided.

Version Accepted After Peer Review

• Embargo Period: None
  
• Archiving Location: Journal Website, Institutional Site, Author's Personal Website, Public and/or Commercial Subject-Based Archives.
• Copyright Holder: Authors retain copyright.
  

Initial Submission to the Journal

• Embargo Period: None
• Archiving Location: Journal Website, Institutional Site, Author's Personal Website, Public and/or Commercial Subject-Based Archives.
  
  Persistent Article Identifier: DOI
  Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering assigns a DOI to each article.
  
  ORCID: Yes
  Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering requires the inclusion of ORCID IDs in the article metadata. An ORCID ID is an alphanumeric code that uniquely identifies authors.
  
  ROR ID: Yes
  Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering uses the Research Organization Registry Identifier (ROR ID). The ROR ID is an open, sustainable, usable, and unique institutional identifier for research organizations worldwide.
  
  Reference Sharing: Yes
  Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering complies with the I4OC standards for sharing references. I4OC standards require references to be structured, separable, and openly accessible.
  
  Fee Policy
  All expenses of Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering are covered by Hitit University. There are no publication fees or processing charges for submitting or publishing articles in the journal. The journal does not accept sponsorship or advertisements in accordance with its publication policies.