Repository Policy

The International Journal of Disaster Risk Management (IJDRM) fully supports the principles of open access and encourages the self-archiving of scholarly work in accordance with global best practices. The journal allows and encourages authors to deposit versions of their manuscripts in institutional, disciplinary, and general-purpose repositories.

Authors are permitted and encouraged to deposit the following versions of their manuscript:

  • Preprint – The version submitted to the journal, prior to peer review.

  • Postprint – The peer-reviewed version, accepted for publication but before final formatting by the journal.

  • Publisher’s version/PDF – The final published version of the article.

These versions may be deposited in:

  • Institutional repositories

  • Disciplinary repositories (e.g., Zenodo, OSF)

  • General academic platforms (e.g., ResearchGate, Academia.edu)

  • Author’s personal or departmental websites

  • National and international repositories mandated by funders

There is no embargo period for self-archiving. Authors may deposit any version at any time, provided that:

  • The deposited version includes a full citation of the original publication in IJDRM

  • The DOI link to the final published version is included (for postprints and publisher’s versions)

  • The version status is clearly indicated (e.g., “preprint”, “accepted manuscript”, or “published version”)

All articles published in IJDRM are distributed under the terms of the
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly credited.

Sherpa Romeo Registration

This repository and self-archiving policy is formally registered and publicly available via Sherpa Romeo, a globally recognized database of publisher open access policies.

View IJDRM’s entry in Sherpa Romeo

Authors and institutions may consult this entry to confirm compliance with funder mandates and repository requirements.