Repository & Self-Archiving Policy

Terra Alimentaria strongly supports Open Science initiatives and the immediate dissemination of research. In alignment with international open-access standards (such as Sherpa/Romeo and DOAJ guidelines), we have established a highly permissive self-archiving policy. Authors who publish in Terra Alimentaria retain full copyright of their work under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). As such, authors are permitted and encouraged to self-archive their manuscripts at any stage of the publication process.

1. Permitted Manuscript Versions for Archiving

Authors may deposit the following versions of their manuscript into institutional or subject repositories, preprint servers, and academic social networks:

• Submitted Version (Pre-print):
  Authors may share their original, un-reviewed manuscript anywhere at any time (e.g., on bioRxiv, AgriXiv, or personal websites) before or during the peer-review process. Sharing a pre-print does not constitute prior publication and will not result in a desk rejection.
• Accepted Manuscript (Post-print):
  Authors may immediately share the peer-reviewed, accepted version of their manuscript (the version incorporating reviewer edits but prior to the journal's final layout formatting) with zero embargo.
• Published Version (Version of Record):
  Authors may immediately self-archive the final published PDF (the exact version that appears on the Terra Alimentaria website) with zero embargo.

2. Where Authors Can Archive

There are no restrictions on where authors may deposit their work. Approved locations include, but are not limited to:

• University or Institutional Repositories.
• Subject-based Repositories (e.g., PubMed Central, Zenodo).
• Academic Social Networks (e.g., ResearchGate, Academia.edu, Mendeley).
• Personal or Departmental Websites.