Archiving and Data Distribution Policy

The editor ensures that the published material is archived securely. IUA JT (Journal of Theology) sends the published articles to electronic archives on an open access basis without any action by the author(s) and makes them fully accessible. The author or funding organization can upload a copy of the author’s accepted article to the archive sites. IUA JT (Journal of Theology) author license permits reuse with attribution to the source of the article (with a full citation) for non-commercial use only.

IUA JT (Journal of Theology) is committed to keep all its articles open access under the CC-BY-NC Creative Commons license and to store the full-text content on archive platforms and on the website.

Archive Policy: LOCKSS

Warehouse Policy: Publisher’s Own Site

The publisher of the journal IUA JT (Journal of Theology) is pleased to announce its archive policy in line with its policy to support the dissemination of research results.

•IUA JT (Journal of Theology) allows authors to use the final published version of an article (publisher pdf) for self-archiving (author’s personal website) and/or archiving in an institutional repository after publication.

•Authors can self-archive their articles in public and/or commercial subject-based repositories. There is no embargo period but the published source must be cited and a link to the journal home page or DOI of the articles must be set.

•Authors can download the manuscript as a PDF document. Authors can send copies of the article to colleagues without any embargo.

•IUA JT (Journal of Theology) allows all versions of the articles (submitted version, accepted version, published version) to be stored in an institutional or other archive of the author’s choice without embargo.

•IUA JT (Journal of Theology) uses the LOCKSS system to allow the creation of permanent archives. Based at Stanford University Libraries, the LOCKSS Program provides libraries and publishers with award-winning, low-cost, open source digital preservation tools to ensure access to permanent and authorized digital content. The LOCKSS Program is a library-led digital preservation system built on the principle of “securing the greatest number of copies.” The LOCKSS Program develops and supports libraries using open source end-to-end digital preservation software.