The International Journal of Health Concord (IHC) supports the principles of Open Access and is committed to ensuring the widest possible dissemination of published research. This Repository Policy outlines the journal’s position on self-archiving and repository deposition.

Scope of the Repository Policy

IHC allows authors to deposit and share their scholarly work in institutional repositories, national repositories, disciplinary repositories, or any other repository of their choice, without embargo.

Versions Permitted for Deposit

This repository policy applies to the following versions of the manuscript:

• Submitted Version (Preprint)
  Authors may deposit and share the manuscript prior to peer review.
• Accepted Version (Author Accepted Manuscript – AAM)
  Authors may deposit and share the peer-reviewed and accepted manuscript prior to final publication.
• Published Version (Version of Record)
  Authors may deposit and share the final published version of the article, provided that proper citation is given.

Conditions for Repository Deposit

When depositing any version of the manuscript, authors are required to:

• Include the full bibliographic citation of the article
• Provide the Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
• Include a direct link to the official published version on the IHC website

Licensing and Copyright

All articles published in IHC are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited.

Summary

The International Journal of Health Concord encourages responsible self-archiving to maximize the visibility, accessibility, and impact of published research. This repository policy ensures transparency, author rights, and alignment with international best practices in open-access scholarly publishing.