Open Access Policy

The International Journal of Poultry Science (IJPS) is a fully open access journal. All articles published in the journal are made freely and permanently available online immediately upon publication, without subscription fees, access charges, registration requirements, or embargo periods.

Readers may access, read, download, copy, share, distribute, print, search, link to, and otherwise use published articles in accordance with the terms of the applicable Creative Commons licence.

Open Access Licence

Articles published in the International Journal of Poultry Science are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Licence.

Under the CC BY 4.0 Licence, users are permitted to share, copy, redistribute, adapt, remix, transform, and build upon the published material for any lawful purpose, including commercial purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and source, a link to the licence is provided, and any changes made to the original material are indicated.

The full terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ .

Immediate Access

The journal does not impose any embargo period on published articles. The final published Version of Record is made openly accessible immediately upon publication and remains permanently available through the journal website.

Copyright and Author Rights

Authors retain the copyright of their published work. By publishing in the International Journal of Poultry Science, authors grant the journal and its publisher the right of first publication and the non-exclusive right to publish, distribute, preserve, and identify the work as originally published by the journal.

The Creative Commons licence governs how readers and other users may reuse the published work and does not transfer copyright ownership from the authors to the journal or publisher.

Self-Archiving

Authors may deposit and make available versions of their manuscript, including the submitted manuscript, accepted manuscript, and published Version of Record, in institutional repositories, subject repositories, personal websites, or other appropriate scholarly repositories without an embargo period, provided that the original publication is appropriately acknowledged and, where applicable, a link to the published article is included.

Third-Party Material

Material included in an article that is owned by a third party may be subject to different copyright or licensing terms. Such material should be clearly identified with the appropriate copyright notice, licence, credit, or permission statement. Authors are responsible for obtaining any permissions required for the inclusion and publication of third-party copyrighted material.

Open Access Commitment

Through its open access model, the International Journal of Poultry Science aims to facilitate the unrestricted dissemination, accessibility, and reuse of scholarly research in poultry science and related disciplines while ensuring appropriate attribution to authors and the original source of publication.