Self-Archiving by Authors
The journal permits authors to deposit preprints, submitted manuscripts, accepted manuscripts and published articles on personal websites and in repositories, subject to the timing and licensing conditions below. Each deposited file must clearly identify its version. Following publication, the deposit should include the article’s bibliographic reference, DOI and a link to the journal’s website.
The journal follows a “Free Self-Archiving” policy.
The journal uses the Online First model, where articles are published in the electronic version of the journal immediately after acceptance for publication and are immediately made available in the public domain. All articles published in the Online First mode are covered by the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license. The inclusion of an article in the print edition is carried out later and does not affect the public domain status of the electronic version.
Terms and Definitions
We use the following terms and concepts:
- Preprint: An early version of a manuscript (draft) before submission to the journal for review.
- Review Version: A manuscript version that has been accepted for review by the editorial board and sent to reviewers for evaluation (under peer review).
- Accepted Version: A manuscript version accepted for publication by the editorial board and the editor-in-chief. This version includes all author revisions after peer review but still requires further literary and academic editing, formatting, typesetting, and proofreading by the publisher.
- Final Version: The officially published version of the article as part of a journal issue. Articles published in the Online First format are not considered final versions—they are accepted versions made available before typesetting. The final version may include post-publication corrections.
- Personal Page: A webpage created by the author that contains information about their research and is hosted on non-commercial platforms (e.g., a university or research organization website). User profile pages on commercial platforms (e.g., ResearchGate, Academia.edu, Facebook, LinkedIn, VKontakte, and other social networks) are not considered personal pages.
- Institutional Repository: A collection of web pages hosted by educational or research organizations for non-commercial purposes to showcase their scientific contributions and provide access to research outputs.
- Thematic Repository: A collection of web pages hosted by educational or research organizations for non-commercial purposes, focusing on a specific research topic or field.
- Commercial and Non-Commercial: Commercial activity is defined as any activity that is directly or indirectly aimed at obtaining financial gain. When determining whether actions or intentions are classified as commercial or non-commercial, we focus on the nature of the actions rather than the status of the organization.
What Can Be Self-Archived and When?
| Version | When self-archiving is permitted | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Preprint | At any time | Clearly identify the file as a preprint. |
| Submitted manuscript / Review Version | During editorial consideration | Clearly identify the file as a manuscript under consideration, not as an accepted or published article. |
| Accepted manuscript | Following formal notification of acceptance | Identify the file as an accepted manuscript and observe the applicable publication agreement. |
| Published Version, including Online First | Immediately upon publication, without embargo | Preserve the published licence notice and provide the article’s bibliographic reference, DOI and link to the journal. |
These conditions apply to personal websites, institutional and subject repositories, and academic sharing platforms. Deposits must comply with the applicable licence, third-party rights and the platform’s terms.
Creative Commons and Other Licenses
Authors may publish (self-archive) preprints and manuscripts under review under any license of their choice. We recommend Creative Commons CC-BY or any other license from the Creative Commons family.
The journal’s published articles are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivatives 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). Self-archived copies of the published version must retain this licence notice. Licensing of accepted manuscripts is governed by the author’s rights and the applicable publication agreement.
Third-Party Materials
Before online publication (self-archiving), authors must ensure that they have all necessary rights and permissions for all components of the article. When publishing (self-archiving) an article under a Creative Commons license, the author must hold the rights to all borrowed elements included in the article.
Rights holders of third-party materials must be explicitly acknowledged, along with a statement indicating that the use of these materials without separate permission is not allowed.
Closed Repositories and Embargo Period
Articles may be deposited in closed repositories both before and after official publication on the journal's website. A closed repository is defined as one where only repository administrators have access to the content.
Article metadata (titles, abstracts, author information, and links) may be made publicly available before and after the article is published in an issue on the journal's website. Full texts of final versions may be made available on external sites but must include a mandatory link to the journal publication (including via DOI).
Content Placement in Repositories
The journal’s editorial board allows and even encourages authors to deposit accepted versions and/or preprint versions of their articles on their web pages, institutional websites, and public repositories (such as ResearchGate or medRxiv.org). After publication, the editorial board requires that authors include a link to the final version of the article on the journal’s website.
When depositing articles in external repositories, authors must include the following information:
- If the article has not yet been published, a clear statement that the manuscript has been accepted for publication or submitted for review, along with a link to the journal’s website.
- For all published articles, a link to the final version of the article on the journal's website (including via DOI).
- A clear statement regarding the license conditions under which the published version of the article is made available.
Example Statements for Repository Deposits:
- This article was published in Gumilyov Journal of History [https://doi.org/XXX].This version is freely available for viewing and download for personal, non-commercial use only. This publication may be used for distribution and other non-commercial purposes without creating derivative works on other platforms. © Rights holder.
- This article was published in Gumilyov Journal of History [http://doi.org/XXX].This version is published under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND Distribution or use of this version of the article for commercial purposes is prohibited. Derivative works may not be distributed. © Rights holder.
Citation of Articles in Repositories
When citing an accepted version of an article or an earlier version, we ask readers and authors to provide a reference to the final version of the article and to use the DOI.
