🔓 Open Access Statement

Tamilmanam International Research Journal of Tamil Studies (TIRJTS)

Tamilmanam (TIRJTS) is a gold-standard, Diamond Open Access journal dedicated to the global dissemination of Tamil research. We believe that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

💎 Diamond Open Access Policy

TIRJTS provides immediate and permanent open access to its entire content.

  • No Subscription Fees: Readers can access, download, and share all published articles without any financial barriers or registration requirements.
  • No Author Charges (APC): There are no Article Processing Charges (APC) for submission, peer review, or publication. We are supported by institutional funding to ensure research remains accessible to all.

📜 Licensing & Usage Terms

All research published in TIRJTS is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Under this license, users are free to:

  • Share: Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
  • Adapt: Remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.

The following conditions must be met:

  • Attribution: Users must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the journal or authors endorse you or your use.

🖋️ Copyright Retention

In accordance with open access best practices:

  • Authors retain full copyright of their work without any restrictions.
  • Authors grant the journal a non-exclusive right to publish the article as the first publisher.
  • Authors are encouraged to deposit the published version (Version of Record) in institutional or thematic repositories immediately after publication.

🛡️ Benefits of Our Open Access Model

  • High Visibility: Open access articles are cited more frequently and reach a wider global audience.
  • Author Ownership: Authors maintain the right to reuse their own work for future research, teaching, or books.
  • Compliance: Our policy meets the requirements of major research funders worldwide.

For more information on our ethical standards and peer-review process, please visit our Peer Review Policy and DOAJ Compliance pages.