Deposit and Self-Archiving Policy

el-Noorda: Interdisciplinary Journal of Qur’an and Hadith supports author self-archiving to improve the accessibility and discoverability of research. Authors may deposit the versions described below without a journal-imposed embargo.

1. Submitted Manuscript or Preprint

Authors may deposit the manuscript before peer review in an appropriate repository or preprint server. The deposited file must be identified as a preprint and must not be represented as an accepted or peer-reviewed publication.

At submission, authors should disclose any existing preprint and provide its URL or identifier. Preprint posting does not by itself disqualify a manuscript, but authors must disclose overlapping publications and avoid simultaneous submission to another journal.

2. Accepted Author Manuscript

Authors may deposit the manuscript accepted after peer review, before journal copyediting and typesetting, immediately upon acceptance. The file should be labelled “Accepted Author Manuscript” and identify el-Noorda as the accepting journal.

Once the final article is published, the repository record should be updated with the complete citation and a link to the published version.

3. Published Version of Record

Authors may deposit the final published article immediately after publication. The deposited copy should retain its publication details, copyright and license notices, and any accompanying correction or retraction information.

4. Suitable Deposit Locations

• Institutional repositories.
• Disciplinary or general-purpose research repositories.
• Funder-designated repositories.
• Authors’ personal or institutional academic websites.

Authors should prefer services that provide stable records, clear version identification, and durable access. Any platform terms must be compatible with the rights applicable to the deposited material.

5. Repository Metadata

Repository records should include author names, the article title, manuscript version, publication status, and applicable license information. After publication, add the journal name, year, volume, issue, pages or article number, and DOI or article URL.

6. Licenses and Third-Party Rights

Repository deposits must identify the license applicable to the particular version. Authors should not assume that the published article’s license automatically applies to every earlier version or to separately licensed material.

Material subject to privacy restrictions, confidentiality obligations, or third-party permissions must be handled according to those conditions. This policy does not authorize public disclosure of confidential peer-review reports or editorial correspondence.

7. Updates to Deposited Copies

Authors should update repository records when an article is corrected or retracted and link to the relevant notice. Earlier versions should remain clearly distinguishable from the current published record.

8. Research Data and Supplementary Materials

Authors are encouraged to deposit supporting materials in suitable repositories where ethically and legally appropriate. Data sharing must respect participant consent, confidentiality, ownership, and any justified restrictions. Restricted access or a description of the access conditions may be appropriate where open release is not possible.