The International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences (e-ISSN: 2618-5946)
is a fully open access journal, ensuring that all published content is freely accessible online without
financial, legal, or technical barriers. This policy strictly follows the principles of the
Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) and aligns with
DOAJ Best Practice Guidelines.

Free and Unrestricted Access

All published articles are made immediately and permanently available on the public internet, allowing any user to:

• Read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts,
• Crawl the articles for indexing and text-mining,
• Use the content for any lawful non-commercial academic purpose.

No registration, subscription, or payment is required to access any content.

User Rights and Licensing

All content is published in this journal is licensed under the terms of the
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0):

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 

This license permits users to:

• Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format,
• Adapt — emix, transform, and build upon the material,
• Use the material for any purpose, including commercial use,
• Provide that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the source,
  a link to the license is provided, and any changes made are indicated.

Author Rights and Copyright

Authors retain the copyright of their work and have full rights to:

• Share their published articles on personal or institutional websites,
• Archive any version (pre-print, accepted, or published) in repositories,
• Reuse their work for scholarly and educational purposes with citation.

For details on archiving rights, see the journal’s
Archiving and Preservation Policy.

Editorial Processing Charges (EPC)

Although access is free for readers, the journal operates on a cost-recovery model to sustain
high-quality editorial and publishing services. An
Editorial Processing Charge (EPC) is required prior to peer review, covering:

• Editorial management and double-blind peer-review coordination,
• DOI registration, article formatting, and digital production,
• Hosting, indexing, and long-term preservation.

See the Price Policy page for current rates and waiver options.

Archiving and Digital Preservation

• Journal Archive:
  https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/jaefs/archive
  
• LOCKSS System:
  https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/jaefs/lockss-manifest
  
• PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN): Provided via TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM DergiPark infrastructure.
• OAI Metadata Protocol:
  https://dergipark.org.tr/api/public/oai/jaefs/

These systems ensure long-term access, interoperability, and secure preservation of all published articles.

Contact Information

International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences
Dicle Teknokent, Yiğit Çavuş Mah. Silvan Bulvarı Kat:2 No:26, Sur, Diyarbakır, Türkiye

E-mail: editorialoffice@jaefs.com
Phone: +90 850 309 59 27

This Open Access Policy complies with the transparency and accessibility requirements of
BOAI, DOAJ, COPE, and TR Dizin.