Open Access and Copyright Policy

Open Access and Copyright Policy

The Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine (JAHM) follows a strict Open Access policy in accordance with the principles laid out by the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).

JAHM fulfills the DOAJ definition of open access-

• Immediate and Free Access:
  All articles published in JAHM are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication, without any subscription or paywall barriers.

• Usage and Distribution Rights:
  JAHM allows users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of its articles, and to use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author, provided proper citation is given.

• License:
  JAHM publishes all content under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license, unless stated otherwise. This permits:

  • Sharing — copying and redistributing the material in any medium or format

  • Adapting — remixing, transforming, and building upon the material
    for non-commercial purposes only, with proper attribution and under the same license.

• Author Rights:
  Authors retain the copyright of their work and grant JAHM the right to publish, archive, and disseminate it in all forms and media.

• No Embargo Period:
  JAHM does not impose any embargo period. All articles are freely accessible from the day of publication.

• Archiving Policy:
  JAHM ensures long-term archiving and digital preservation of its content through regular backup and inclusion in databases and digital repositories as applicable.