repository policy

Global Public Health & Health Systems (GPHHS), published by EcoScribe Publishers, supports open-access dissemination and allows authors to deposit and share different versions of their manuscripts in institutional repositories, funder repositories, personal websites, and reputable preprint servers.

1) Submitted Version (Preprint / Under Review)

  • Authors may deposit the original submitted manuscript (pre–peer review) as a preprint at any time.

  • The repository record should clearly state that the manuscript is under review and may change following peer review.

  • Where possible, authors should include a citation-style note such as: “This is a preprint and has not been peer reviewed.”

2) Accepted Version (Author Accepted Manuscript – AAM)

  • Authors may deposit the Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM) (post–peer review, after acceptance, but before copyediting/typesetting) in an institutional or other repository.

  • The deposited AAM should include a statement indicating acceptance in GPHHS and should link to the final journal version when available.

  • When the DOI becomes available, authors should update the repository record to include the DOI and a link to the final published article on the GPHHS website.

3) Published Version (Version of Record – VoR)

  • Authors are encouraged to deposit and share the final published version (Version of Record) in repositories and academic networks.

  • The VoR may be shared in accordance with the article’s open-access license (Creative Commons Attribution, CC BY 4.0).

  • Authors must include a full citation and DOI link to the official published version on the GPHHS website to ensure integrity, discoverability, and accurate indexing.

4) Citation and Linking Requirement (Best Practice)

For all deposited versions (preprint, AAM, and VoR), authors should include:

  • article title, author names, journal name (Global Public Health & Health Systems), year, and

  • a link/DOI to the final published version (when available).

This policy is designed to maximize the visibility and impact of published work while maintaining the integrity of the scholarly record and ensuring that the definitive version remains easy to identify and cite.