International Journal of Rehabilitation & Disability Studies (IJRDS) implements a rights retention policy to ensure Authors retain complete control of their intellectual property.

Starting January 1st, 2025, Authors retain full copyright of their published work. By submitting and accepting an article for publication, Authors grant IJRDS a non-exclusive, worldwide, and perpetual license to:

• Publish the work in both electronic and print formats.
• Distribute it via indexing services and repositories.
• Archive and preserve it permanently.

This approach aligns with international Open Access mandates such as:

• DOAJ criteria: https://doaj.org/apply/guide
• Plan S requirements: https://www.coalition-s.org
• COPE Core Practices: https://publicationethics.org/core-practices

IJRDS provides Authors with the opportunity to select between two Creative Commons licenses:

Allows others to share, remix, adapt, and build upon the work, including for commercial purposes, provided proper attribution is given. URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Allows sharing the work without modifications and for non-commercial purposes only, with attribution. URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

IJRDS supports full self-archiving to maximize accessibility and compliance with Open Science standards.

Authors are entitled to:

• Deposit any version of their manuscript (preprint, accepted manuscript, or final published version) in:
  • Institutional repositories (e.g., university archives).
  • Disciplinary repositories (e.g., SSRN https://www.ssrn.com/, RePEc https://repec.org/, EconStor https://www.econstor.eu/).
  • Personal or academic websites.
  • Preprint and postprint servers.
• Reuse their content, in whole or in part, for:
  • Books, book chapters, and edited volumes.
  • Conference proceedings.
  • Teaching and educational purposes.

Reference: Sherpa/RoMEO Open Access Policy: https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/

If an article includes copyrighted material from third parties (figures, tables, datasets, images, maps), Authors must:

• Obtain written permission from the copyright holder.
• Ensure licenses are compatible with CC BY 4.0.
• Clearly acknowledge the source in the caption and reference list.
• Upload authorization documents during submission.

Reference: COPE Guidelines on Third-Party Content: https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines

IJRDS explicitly supports Text and Data Mining (TDM) of all published content:

• All users may perform automated text and data analysis without prior authorization.
• Proper attribution to the original article, author(s), and DOI is mandatory.
• TDM activities must comply with the CC BY 4.0 license.

Reference: EU Open Data Directive: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/open-data

IJRDS guarantees long-term preservation and persistent discoverability of all published works.

• Each article is assigned a unique Digital Object Identifier (DOI) via Crossref: https://www.crossref.org/
• Publications are archived via LOCKSS: https://www.lockss.org/ and CLOCKSS: https://clockss.org/.
• Metadata are deposited with Crossref, including:
  • Author names and ORCID IDs.
  • Affiliations and funding information.
  • Keywords and JEL codes.
  • Abstracts and references.

Each article includes a dedicated “How to Cite” section on both the website and the PDF.

Example (APA Style):

Smith, J., & Ahmed, R. (2025). Global Value Chains in Emerging Economies. International Journal of Rehabilitation & Disability Studies, 12(3), 45–62. https://doi.org/10.xxxx/IJRDS.2025.003

This policy ensures compliance with:

• DOAJ Best Practices: https://doaj.org/bestpractice
• COPE Core Practices: https://publicationethics.org/core-practices
• Plan S Requirements: https://www.coalition-s.org/
• Budapest Open Access Initiative: https://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/
• Horizon Europe Open Science Guidelines: https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/