Open Access Policy

All articles published by International Journal of Agriculture and Nutrition are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication, without subscription charges or registration barriers.

What Open Access Means on This Journal

There is no paywall, no trial period and no login. A reader in a district agricultural office, a state university library or a farm advisory service opens the same full text as anyone else, on the day it goes live. Every article also carries a Crossref DOI under the prefix 10.33545/26646064, so the link keeps working even if the site structure changes later.

The Licence That Applies

Articles are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC) 4.0 licence. Readers may copy, redistribute, adapt and build on the work for non-commercial purposes as long as the authors and the journal are credited. Authors keep the copyright in their own papers; the journal does not ask for a transfer.

Content Licensing Policy: Click here to read our Policy.

What Open Access Costs the Author

There is no submission fee. An article handling and processing charge becomes payable only after a manuscript has passed peer review and been accepted:

• Indian authors — 2,500 INR (w.e.f. 01.10.2022)
• International authors — 55 USD (w.e.f. 01.10.2022)

Because the journal receives no governmental or non-governmental funding, this charge covers manuscript formatting, the publication process and website maintenance. Nothing is payable if a manuscript is rejected.

Depositing and Reusing Your Own Paper

Authors may deposit the published version in an institutional or subject repository under the Sherpa/Romeo Green policy. No embargo applies and no separate permission is required. Authors are equally free to reuse their own paper in a thesis, a book chapter, extension material or teaching notes.

Keeping Articles Available Long Term

Open access is only useful if the article is still there in ten years. All electronic content is held on three separate sources: one live and readable, one kept as a backup, and the metadata held by the journal’s abstracting and indexing services. Every issue is also stored in printed form at the society office.

Commercial Use

Note: To use articles for commercial purposes, charges are applicable. Reproducing an article in a paid course pack, a product catalogue or any publication sold for profit falls outside the licence — write to the editorial office through the contact page first. See also the publication policy and the instructions to authors.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this agriculture journal free to read?

Yes. All articles are freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication, with no subscription charge, no paywall and no registration.

What licence applies to articles?

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC) 4.0. Readers may copy, redistribute, adapt and build on the work for non-commercial purposes as long as the authors and the journal are credited.

Who owns the copyright, the author or the journal?

The authors. The journal does not ask for a transfer of copyright. Authors may reuse their own paper in a thesis, book chapter, teaching material or personal website without asking the journal for permission.

What does open access cost the author?

There is no submission fee. An article handling and processing charge applies only after acceptance: 2,500 INR for Indian authors and 55 USD for international authors (w.e.f. 01.10.2022).

Can I deposit my paper in an institutional repository?

Yes. The journal follows the Sherpa/Romeo Green policy, so the published version may be deposited in an institutional or subject repository with no embargo period and no separate permission.

Can I reuse an article commercially?

Not under the licence. Reproducing an article in a paid course pack, a product catalogue or any publication sold for profit needs prior written permission from the journal, and charges are applicable.