Articles published in the Journal of Communication and Society Research are digitally archived in LOCKSS. Published articles may also be made openly accessible by their authors in their institution's repository, subject-based repositories, or any other archive without an embargo period. This ensures that everyone can access this publication immediately and free of charge.

The Journal of Communication and Society Research is pleased to announce its archiving policy in accordance with its commitment to supporting the dissemination of research findings:

The Journal of Communication and Society Research permits authors to use the final published version of their articles (publisher PDF) for self-archiving (on the author's personal website) and/or for archiving in an institutional repository after publication.

Authors may self-archive their articles in publicly accessible and non-commercial subject-based repositories. There is no embargo period; however, the published source must be cited and a link to the journal's homepage or the articles' DOI must be provided.

Authors may download the article output as a PDF document and send copies of their articles to colleagues without any embargo. Commercial use is not permitted under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

The Journal of Communication and Society Research permits all versions of articles (submitted version, accepted version, published version) to be stored in an institutional or other repository of the author's choice without embargo. However, commercial use and derivative works are subject to the restrictions of the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

LOCKSS Digital Archiving System

The LOCKSS system is used 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 provide libraries and publishers with permanent and authoritative access to digital content. The LOCKSS Program is a library-led digital preservation system built on the principle of "lots of copies keep stuff safe."

Article Versions

Submitted Version

Embargo Period: None
Archive Location: Journal Website, Institutional Site, Author's Personal Website

Accepted Version (Post-Peer Review)

Embargo Period: None
Archive Location: Journal Website, Institutional Site, Author's Personal Website
Copyright Holder: Author(s) retain copyright

Published Version

Publication Type: Open Access
Embargo Period: None
Open Access License: CC BY-NC 4.0 (Attribution-NonCommercial)
Copyright Holder: Author(s) retain copyright
Archive Location: Institutional Repository, Crossref, Journal Website, Institutional Site, Author's Personal Website, Public and Non-Commercial Subject-Based Repositories
Policy Conditions: The journal must be cited in accordance with citation and referencing standards. A link to the publisher's version via DOI must be provided. Commercial use is prohibited.
Permanent Article Identifier: DOI

The Journal of Communication and Society Research assigns a DOI number to each article accepted for publication upon completion of the editorial evaluation process. According to the DOI Foundation, a DOI is "a digital identifier of an object, any object — physical, digital, or abstract."

ORCID Requirement

The Journal of Communication and Society Research requires that the ORCID IDs of article author(s) be included in the article metadata and in the published article file. ORCID defines itself as "a free, unique, persistent identifier (PID) for use by individuals engaged in research, scholarship, and innovation activities."

Self-Archiving Policy

Authors may archive all versions of their articles in any open access repository of their choice without any embargo period. Commercial use and derivative works are subject to the terms of the CC BY-NC 4.0 license:

• Preprint: Version prior to article submission
• Postprint: Version accepted after peer review
• Publisher Version: Final published version

Permitted Archiving Locations:

• Institutional repositories (university repositories)
• Subject-based repositories (such as ArXiv, SSRN, RepEC) — non-commercial use only
• Personal websites
• Academic networking platforms (Academia.edu, ResearchGate) — non-commercial use only
• National repositories (DergiPark, TR-Dizin)
• International repositories (OpenAIRE, CORE)

Archiving Conditions:

• The source journal must be clearly indicated
• DOI link must be included
• CC BY-NC 4.0 license information must be preserved
• Appropriate academic citation must be provided
• Content must not be used for commercial purposes

Data Archiving

Sharing research data in open repositories is encouraged. Authors may archive their research data in the TÜBİTAK Aperta Portal or similar international data repositories.

Long-Term Preservation

To ensure the long-term preservation of published content, our journal uses the following archiving systems:

• Multiple backups via the LOCKSS network
• National preservation via the DergiPark archive
• Permanent linking via Crossref
• Permanent identifier archiving via the DOI system