Open Access Policy

The Journal of Robotics and Intelligent Systems (JRIS) is an international peer-reviewed, open-access journal committed to the free and unrestricted dissemination of high-quality scientific knowledge.

All articles published in JRIS are made immediately and permanently available online without subscription fees or access restrictions. Readers may access, read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and link to the full text of published articles without prior permission from the publisher, provided that proper citation of the original work is maintained and the applicable license terms are respected.

Benefits of Open Access

Open access publishing enhances the visibility, accessibility, and impact of scholarly research by:

  • Providing immediate worldwide access to published research.
  • Increasing the dissemination and discoverability of scientific findings.
  • Supporting collaboration among researchers, institutions, and industry.
  • Promoting the advancement of science and technology without financial barriers.
  • Enabling educators, students, policymakers, and the general public to benefit from current research.

Copyright

Authors retain the copyright to their published work unless otherwise specified by the journal's publication policy.

By publishing in JRIS, authors grant the journal the right to publish, archive, index, and distribute the accepted article in accordance with the selected publication license.

Licensing

Articles published in JRIS are distributed under the journal's selected Creative Commons (CC) license.

The specific license applied to each article is clearly displayed on the article's publication page.

Article Processing Charges (APCs)

Check  APC and Refund Policy  page.

Archiving and Long-Term Preservation

JRIS is committed to ensuring the long-term preservation and accessibility of published content through appropriate digital archiving and preservation services as they become available.

Permanent Availability

Published articles remain permanently available through the journal website and any participating indexing and archiving services to ensure continued access to the scholarly record.

Commitment to Open Science

JRIS supports the principles of open science by encouraging:

  • Transparency in research methods;
  • Reproducible research practices;
  • Responsible sharing of research data where appropriate;
  • Ethical dissemination of scientific knowledge; and
  • Broad public access to scholarly research.

The journal believes that unrestricted access to scientific knowledge accelerates innovation, fosters international collaboration, and contributes to the advancement of robotics, intelligent systems, automation, and related engineering disciplines.

License: Unless otherwise indicated, articles published in the Journal of Robotics and Intelligent Systems (JRIS) are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, adaptation, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are properly credited.