Journal of Phytomedicine and Botany

Repository Policy

The Journal of Phytomedicine and Botany supports the broad dissemination and long-term preservation of scholarly research through institutional, disciplinary, and general-purpose repositories.

Authors are encouraged to deposit and share their published articles in recognized repositories to increase the visibility, accessibility, and impact of their research. As an open-access journal, the journal permits authors to archive their work without embargo.

Self-Archiving Policy

Authors may deposit the following versions of their manuscript:

• Submitted Version (Preprint): Authors may post the manuscript on personal websites, institutional repositories, or recognized preprint servers before submission or during the peer-review process.
• Accepted Manuscript (Author Accepted Manuscript): Authors may archive the peer-reviewed and accepted version of their manuscript in institutional or subject-specific repositories immediately after acceptance.
• Published Version (Version of Record): Authors may deposit and share the final published version of the article immediately after publication in institutional repositories, funding agency repositories, personal websites, and other non-commercial scholarly repositories.

Conditions for Repository Deposit

When depositing any version of the article, authors should:

• Clearly acknowledge Journal of Phytomedicine and Botany as the original place of publication.
• Include the complete bibliographic citation once available.
• Provide the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) and a link to the journal's official published version, where applicable.
• Preserve the integrity of the published work and comply with the terms of the article's Creative Commons license.

The journal imposes no embargo period on repository deposits. Authors are free to archive and share their work immediately after publication in accordance with the journal's open-access policy.

By supporting repository archiving, the Journal of Phytomedicine and Botany promotes the preservation, discoverability, and global dissemination of scientific knowledge while ensuring that authors receive appropriate recognition for their work.