The Journal of Integrated Medical Sciences & Research (JIMSR) is a fully open-access journal. All articles are made freely and permanently available online immediately upon publication, without subscription fees, registration requirements, or paywall restrictions.
Our Commitment
JIMSR supports the principles of the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) and believes that unrestricted access to scholarly research promotes the advancement of science, education, and healthcare.
Readers are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, link to, and otherwise use the full text of published articles for any lawful purpose, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original authors and source.
Benefits of Open Access
- Wider global readership and increased visibility of published research.
- Greater potential for citation and academic impact.
- Immediate and unrestricted access for clinicians, researchers, educators, policymakers, and students.
- Faster dissemination of scientific knowledge to support evidence-based practice.
- Compliance with institutional, governmental, and funder open-access requirements.
Copyright and Licensing
Authors retain copyright of their work.
All articles published in JIMSR are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Licence. This licence permits unrestricted use, distribution, adaptation, reproduction, and commercial reuse in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and appropriate credit is given to the authors and the journal.
No Embargo Policy
JIMSR does not impose any embargo period. All accepted articles become openly accessible immediately upon publication.
Self-Archiving
Authors are encouraged to disseminate their research widely and may deposit any version of their manuscript, including:
- Preprint (submitted version before peer review)
- Accepted manuscript (post-peer-review version)
- Published Version of Record
These versions may be archived in institutional repositories, subject repositories, personal websites, academic networking platforms, or funding agency repositories, provided that full bibliographic citation is included and, where applicable, a link to the published version on the journal website is provided.
Preservation of Access
JIMSR is committed to maintaining long-term accessibility of published content through appropriate digital archiving and preservation practices.