SELF-ARCHIVING (GREEN OPEN ACCESS) POLICY

The Link journal of Speech, Language and Audiology (JSLA) permits and encourages authors to self-archive their manuscripts to support wider dissemination, earlier visibility, and long-term preservation of scholarly work. Self-archiving is consistent with the journal’s open access model and is intended to help authors meet institutional and funder requirements while ensuring that the Version of Record published in JSLA remains clearly identifiable as the authoritative final publication.

Authors Are Allowed to Deposit Versions

1.1 Preprint

Authors may deposit the preprint version of their manuscript, defined as the version submitted prior to peer review, immediately and without embargo. Preprints may be archived on institutional repositories, disciplinary or subject repositories (including preprint servers), personal websites, and academic networking platforms. When sharing a preprint, authors should clearly indicate that the manuscript has not yet undergone peer review, using a disclosure statement that makes the status of the work unambiguous to readers.

1.2 Post-print (Accepted Manuscript)

Authors may deposit the post-print (accepted manuscript) immediately and without embargo. The post-print is defined as the peer-reviewed version accepted for publication but prior to copyediting, typesetting, and final formatting. This version may be archived in university repositories, national archives, disciplinary repositories, personal websites, and professional or academic networking platforms. When archiving the accepted manuscript, authors should include a clear note indicating that the archived file is an accepted manuscript and should provide a citation to the final published article in JSLA once available, so that readers can access and cite the Version of Record.

1.3 Published Version (Version of Record – PDF)

Authors may deposit the published Version of Record, including the final journal-formatted PDF, immediately and without embargo. The published PDF may be deposited in institutional repositories, government or national repositories, third-party repositories, personal and professional websites, and funding agency archives where applicable. When depositing the Version of Record, authors should retain the journal’s copyright and licensing notice and ensure that the archived version is accompanied by the correct citation details and persistent link to the article on the journal website.

License Applied to Self-Archived Versions

All self-archived versions of JSLA articles must retain the same reuse permissions associated with publication in the journal, namely the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This means that self-archived content may be shared and reused in lawful ways, including redistribution and adaptation, including for commercial purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given, the license is linked, and any changes are indicated. Authors remain responsible for ensuring that any third-party content included in archived files is shared only under terms consistent with the permissions obtained for that material.

Mandatory Citation of Published Article

To protect accurate attribution and to support indexing and scholarly discovery, authors must include a complete citation to the published JSLA article whenever archiving any version of the manuscript, especially once the Version of Record is available. The citation should include the article title, full author list, journal name (JSLA), year of publication, volume and issue information where applicable, the DOI (if assigned), the publisher name, and an indication that the work is licensed under CC BY 4.0 together with the license link. This ensures that readers can identify the authoritative version and cite the correct publication.

Embargo Period

JSLA imposes no embargo period for self-archiving. Authors may archive the preprint at submission, the accepted manuscript upon acceptance, and the Version of Record immediately upon publication.

Allowed Repositories

Authors may deposit manuscripts in a wide range of repositories and platforms, including institutional or university repositories, disciplinary repositories, national library systems, funding agency repositories where eligible, and reputable general repositories. Authors may also post their work on personal websites and academic networking platforms, provided that the required citation, licensing, and version identification statements are included so that the publication status and authoritative Version of Record remain clear.

Responsibilities of the Journal

JSLA supports self-archiving by maintaining stable article landing pages, ensuring that article metadata remains available for discovery, and preserving the published Version of Record as part of the permanent scholarly record. Where applicable, JSLA assigns persistent identifiers and maintains publication records to facilitate correct citation and to help authors comply with repository deposit requirements under the CC BY 4.0 framework.