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Open Access Policy

The International Journal of Automation and Digital Transformation (IJADT) provides full open access to all published articles. All content is made freely available worldwide without subscription or payment barriers for authors or readers.

IJADT supports the global dissemination of research in automation, artificial intelligence, robotics, digital technologies, and industrial transformation, ensuring that scholars, practitioners, and policymakers can access and use research outputs without restriction.

Access Rights

Readers have unrestricted rights to:

  • Read and download full-text articles
  • Copy and redistribute published content
  • Print or share articles for educational or research purposes
  • Search and link to articles online
  • Reuse content with appropriate attribution

All articles are published as the Version of Record (VoR) and remain permanently accessible through the journal platform and archival services.

Licensing

All content published in International Journal of Automation and Digital Transformation (IJADT) is licensed under:

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

This license allows anyone to:

  • Share (copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format)
  • Adapt (remix, transform, and build upon the material)
  • Use the material for commercial or non-commercial purposes

Provided that appropriate credit is given to the original authors and the journal.

Preservation & Discoverability

To ensure long-term accessibility and global discoverability, IJADT supports the following practices:

  • Permanent archiving:Crossref DOIs, Zenodo, CLOCKSS
  • Researcher identifiers:ORCID integration
  • Institutional identifiers:ROR IDs
  • Funding transparency:Funder Registry IDs
  • Indexing optimization:Structured metadata for databases and scholarly search engines
  • Subject classification:Relevant technology and engineering classification codes to improve discoverability in indexing services.

 

Commitment to Open Science

The International Journal of Automation and Digital Transformation (IJADT) eliminates financial and access barriers to scientific knowledge. The journal promotes equitable access to research in automation, artificial intelligence, digital transformation, and emerging technologies, supporting researchers, industry innovators, and policymakers worldwide.