Edutech Research is committed to ensuring the long-term preservation, accessibility, and integrity of all published scholarly content. The journal supports open science principles and encourages authors to maximize the visibility and impact of their research through self-archiving and repository deposit.
Digital Archiving
All articles published in Edutech Research are permanently archived on the journal's official website and remain freely accessible to all readers without charge. The journal is committed to maintaining uninterrupted access to the scholarly record and takes appropriate measures to ensure the digital preservation of all published content.
Authors and readers may contact the editorial office at edutechresearch@erbakan.edu.tr for further information regarding the journal's archiving arrangements.
Self-Archiving and Repository Deposit
Edutech Research fully supports the self-archiving of research outputs in institutional and subject-based open access repositories. Authors are permitted to deposit the following versions of their manuscripts:
| Version | Where | When |
|---|---|---|
| Preprint (before peer review) | Personal website, preprint servers (e.g., OSF, SSRN, EduArXiv) | At any time |
| Accepted manuscript (post-print, after peer review) | Institutional repositories, subject repositories | Immediately upon acceptance |
| Published version (publisher's PDF) | Personal website, institutional repositories, open access repositories | Immediately upon publication |
In all cases, the deposited version must include a clear reference to the original publication in Edutech Research, including:
Preprint Policy
Edutech Research welcomes submissions of manuscripts that have been previously posted as preprints on recognized preprint servers. Authors must disclose the existence of a preprint version at the time of submission. Upon publication, authors are requested to update the preprint record with a link to the published article and its DOI.
Restrictions
Authors are not permitted to:
Metadata and DOI Persistence
Edutech Research assigns a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) to each published article via Crossref. The journal is committed to maintaining accurate and persistent metadata for all published content, including title, authors, abstracts, keywords, references, and funding information, in compliance with Crossref standards.
