Open Access
The Journal of Geotechnical Innovations (JGI) is committed to the unrestricted
dissemination of high-quality research in geotechnical engineering and related disciplines.
Published by the Emirates Scholar Center for Research & Studies (ESRC), JGE provides
immediate, permanent, and free open access to all published articles, ensuring that
researchers, engineers, practitioners, policymakers, educators, and students worldwide can access
scholarly content without subscription or payment barriers.
Access Rights
- Read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and link to published articles.
- Reuse the full-text Version of Record for research, teaching, professional practice, and other lawful purposes, provided proper attribution is given to the original authors and the journal.
- Access all published content immediately upon publication without embargo or registration requirements.
Licensing
All articles published in the Journal of Geotechnical Innovations (JGI) are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
- Share and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
- Adapt, remix, transform, and build upon the work for any purpose, including commercial use.
- Reuse figures, tables, datasets, and supplementary materials with appropriate attribution.
- Provide proper credit to the original authors, indicate if changes were made, and include a link to the CC BY 4.0 license.
Authors retain copyright while granting the journal the right to publish and identify itself as the original publisher.
Author Rights &nSelf-Archiving
| Stage | Repository Rights |
|---|---|
| Preprint | Authors may deposit manuscripts on recognized preprint servers (e.g., EarthArXiv, OSF, SSRN, ResearchGate, or institutional repositories) at any time. |
| Accepted Manuscript | Authors may archive the accepted manuscript immediately upon acceptance in institutional or subject repositories with acknowledgement of publication in JGE. |
| Version of Record | Authors may freely share, cite, and link to the published version through institutional repositories, personal websites, academic profiles, teaching materials, theses, dissertations, conference presentations, and professional reports. |
Preservation & Discoverability
To ensure the long-term preservation and visibility of published research, JGE supports:
- Permanent digital archiving through Crossref DOIs, Zenodo, and CLOCKSS (or equivalent trusted preservation services).
- Rich article metadata, including ORCID iDs, ROR identifiers, and Funder Registry IDs, to improve discoverability and interoperability.
- Immediate Open Access in accordance with Plan S principles and rights retention requirements.
- Enhanced discoverability through indexing services and engineering databases as the journal is accepted and indexed.
Commitment to Open Science
The Journal of Geotechnical Innovations (JGI) supports the principles of open science by encouraging transparency, reproducibility, and the broad dissemination of geotechnical engineering research. Authors are encouraged, where appropriate, to share supporting datasets, software, technical appendices, field measurements, and supplementary materials through trusted repositories.
By removing financial and access barriers, JGE promotes the global exchange of knowledge in geotechnical engineering, supporting innovation, resilient infrastructure development, sustainable construction, geohazard mitigation, and evidence-based engineering practice across diverse geographical regions.
