Update: December 14, 2024
1. Open Access Statement
The American Journal of Biomedicine (AJBM) is a fully open-access journal, providing immediate and permanent free access to all published content. We believe in making research freely available to support a greater global exchange of knowledge.
2. License Terms
- All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0)
- Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication
- Third parties can share, adapt, and build upon the material with proper attribution
3. Reader Rights
Readers have the right to:
- Read all content free of charge
- Download, copy, and share articles
- Print articles for personal use
- Text and data mine the content
- Reuse and build upon the published research
4. Author Rights
Authors retain:
- Copyright ownership
- Patent and trademark rights
- The right to use content in compilations
- The right to share their article in any format
- The right to post their work online
5. Repository Policy
Authors are permitted and encouraged to:
- Post their work online in institutional repositories
- Post to subject-based repositories
- Post to personal websites
- Post to academic social networks (e.g., ResearchGate, Academia.edu)
6. Digital Preservation
AJBM ensures long-term digital preservation through:
- Partnership with digital archives
- Regular backup systems
- Multiple preservation copies
- Use of persistent identifiers (DOIs)
7. Machine Readability
We provide machine-readable metadata for:
- Article-level metadata
- Citation information
- Funding information
- License terms
8. Fees and Waivers
- Clear statement of Article Processing Charges (APCs)
- Waiver policy for authors from low-income countries
- No additional charges for color figures or supplementary materials
Compliance with Funding Bodies
Our policy complies with requirements from major funding bodies including:
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- European Research Council (ERC)
- Wellcome Trust
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
10. Indexing and Discovery
Articles are indexed in major databases to ensure maximum visibility and discoverability.
For any questions regarding our Open Access policy, please contact: [editor@ajbm.net]