Other Policies

Copyright policy statement

JFSR permits authors to retain the copyright of their articles, except for third-party photos and content provided by the publisher. Authors can distribute and reprint their papers as long as they provide complete citations to the original publication. Visitors can download and share articles provided they adhere to the citation criteria. Some articles may include figures, tables, or text from another publication for which JFSR does not own the copyright or has re-licensed rights. Before submitting the article, authors must obtain the relevant copyright release permissions to use copyrighted content.

 

Data Archiving Policy Statement

The preservation of scientific research in digital format is a priority for JFSR. Consequently, the Journal's digital contents are deposited at the Internet Archive, https://archive.org/details/@jfsr2022, that the journal contents are accessible when needed. All content is stored on a secure backed-up server and will be restored within 24 hours if there is an issue with the JFSR website. The print copies are available at the departmental library of Home Science and Management, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

 

Article Deposit Policy
The author or authors may deposit any version of their articles in institutional, author’s website, company, or other repositories. The manuscript may be used for teaching and training or as part of the author's grant application or thesis submission. Please review the journal's Copyright Terms for details. You can also contact the Editor-in-Chief if you need further clarifications.

 

Open Access Policy

JFSR is committed to the principles of open access and aims to facilitate the dissemination of high-quality research to a global audience without financial, legal, or technical barriers. All articles published in this journal are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication.

Licensing and Copyright: All articles are published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Authors retain full copyright of their work.

Archiving and Repository Policy: Authors are permitted and encouraged to deposit versions of their manuscripts in institutional or subject-based repositories, such as OSF, arXiv, PubMed Central, or their university’s archive. The published version (Version of Record) may be uploaded without embargo, in compliance with funder and institutional requirements.

 

Sources of Income, Promotion, and Marketing Strategies
 
The publishing organization; AFASS uses the Open Access Charge to fund JFSR’s operations. All papers are solicited directly through Call for Papers on the journal's website, AFASS’ website, and in a dignified and appropriate manner at AFASS's physical office. Researchers and scholars can also submit and present their research papers at AFASSs annual international conferences and workshops. These papers are subjected to our double-blind peer review process before being published in JFSR.

Policy for Advertising
The journal does not receive any advertisement or sponsorship from any organization.