Open Access Policy

Funding bodies and open access policy for user licenses for open access articles.

Rights, Sharing, and Embargoes

An overview of the rights that The Innovation authors retain, the options for sharing articles at various stages, and the duration of embargo periods, as well as open access options, is available at /rights-sharing-embargoes.

The Innovation and its sister journals are fully gold open access journals. and to provide open access, an author publication fee is charged. This fee enables the journal to support itself and the research community in a fully sustainable way.

Some universities have signed the Compact for Open-Access Publishing Equity (COPE): "the timely establishment of durable mechanisms for underwriting reasonable publication charges for articles written by its faculty and published in fee-based open-access journals and for which other institutions would not be expected to provide funds." More information about COPE and the list of signatories can be found at http://www.oacompact.org.

A list of institutions that provide funding for open access can be found at https://sparcopen.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/OA-Funds-in-Action-4.7.16.pdf.

Licenses

Innovation Press journals follow the open access policy of Innovation Press. Gold open access authors retain the copyright to their articles. Authors are required to sign a publishing agreement and ensure that proper attribution is provided when the article is reused or redistributed, with the journal cited as the original publication venue.(Download: License-to-publish.zip)
Once selected, Creative Commons licenses are irrevocable. We recommend that authors consult their funding agencies to verify whether a specific license is required. Please refer to the Creative Commons website for more details on available license options.
We currently offer:
Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) (from 2025 for most journals), which permits users to share, adapt, and redistribute the work, including for commercial purposes, provided appropriate credit is given to the original authors and publisher. This license enables maximum dissemination but gives authors minimal control over derivative use.
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works License (CC BY-NC-ND) (for articles published prior to 2025, or as specified by individual journals), which allows users to copy and distribute the work non-commercially, without alteration. Proper attribution is required. This license gives authors the greatest control over reuse.

Responsible AI

Guidelines for using AI responsibly.

Disclose in their manuscript the use of AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process by following the instructions below. A statement will appear in the published work. Please note that authors are ultimately responsible and accountable for the contents of the work. 

The use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in writing for The Innovation

Policy for journal article, book and commissioned content authors.

Where authors use artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process, authors should:

*Only use these technologies to improve readability and language, not to replace key researcher tasks such as interpreting data or drawing scientific conclusions.

*Apply the technology with human oversight and control, and carefully review and edit the result, as AI can generate authoritative-sounding output that can be incorrect, incomplete or biased.

*Not list AI and AI-assisted technologies as an author or co-author or cite AI as an author. Authorship implies responsibilities and tasks that can only be attributed to and performed by humans.

*Disclose in their manuscript the use of AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process by following the instructions below. A statement will appear in the published work. Please note that authors are ultimately responsible and accountable for the contents of the work.

Disclosure instructions. Authors must disclose the use of AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process by adding a statement at the end of their manuscript in a new section titled "Declaration of AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process." Statement: During the preparation of this work the author(s) used [NAME TOOL / SERVICE] in order to [REASON]. After using this tool/service, the author(s) reviewed and edited the content as needed and take(s) full responsibility for the content of the publication. This declaration does not apply to the use of basic tools for checking grammar, spelling, references etc. If there is nothing to disclose, there is no need to add a statement.