Repository Policy

Sustainable Agriculture Research and Innovation (SARI) is committed to fostering open science and broad dissemination of research by allowing authors to archive their work in any institutional repository, subject repository, or preprint server. In alignment with Sherpa Romeo’s guidelines, SARI permits the deposition of preprints, post-prints (accepted manuscripts), and published versions of articles by the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License.

1. Preprint Policy (Author’s Original Manuscript – AOM)

Authors are encouraged to share the preprint version (the version peer review) in recognized preprint archives and repositories, including but not limited to:

  • arXiv, SSRN, HAL, ResearchGate, Academia.edu, OSF Preprints, and institutional repositories.
  • Personal websites or academic social networking sites.

✅ Authors must indicate that the manuscript is under review at SARI (if applicable).

✅ Once published, authors are encouraged to update the preprint with a citation and DOI linking to the final published version in SARI.

2. Postprint Policy (Accepted Manuscript – AM)

SARI allows authors to archive their manuscript's peer-reviewed, accepted version in any repository without embargo. The accepted manuscript may be deposited in the following:

  • Institutional repositories (e.g., university archives, library repositories).
  • Subject-based repositories (e.g., MathSciNet, RePEc, EpiPreprints, bioRxiv, ChemRxiv, etc.).
  • Funding agency repositories (as required by grant policies).

✅ The archived postprint must include a statement acknowledging its acceptance in SARI and a link to the final published version.

✅ Example: "This is the peer-reviewed, accepted version of the manuscript published in the journal Sustainable Agriculture Reseach and Innovation (SARI). The final published version is available at [DOI link]."

3. Published Version Policy (Version of Record – VoR)

SARI fully supports the immediate and unrestricted sharing of the final, published version (PDF with journal formatting). Authors may deposit the Version of Record (VoR) in:

  • Institutional and subject repositories.
  • Preprint servers and public archives.
  • Personal websites and academic social media platforms.

✅ The published article must include proper citation, journal name, and DOI linking to the original publication on SARI’s website.

4. Licensing and Attribution

All deposited versions (preprint, postprint, and published) must comply with the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License, which allows:

✔Unrestricted distribution and adaptation with proper attribution.

✔Reuse for educational and research purposes, including commercial use.

✔Retention of copyright by the authors.

5. Compliance with Open Access Mandates

SARI aligns with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) and complies with funder mandates requiring open access to research outputs. The journal is fully indexed and preserved in PKP PN and Portico, ensuring permanent accessibility.