Open Access, Copyright & Archiving

Open Access Policy

Frontiers in Engineering, Science & Management (FESM) is an official publication of Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Engineering & Technology, Multan. FESM is peer reviewed multidisciplinary, fully open-access scholarly journal. All articles published in FESM are made freely and permanently available online immediately upon publication, without any subscription, registration or access fees for readers.

FESM supports the global initiative of unrestricted access to scholarly research which is aligned with the principles of the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). Users are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search or link to the full texts of articles published in the journal and to use them for any lawful purpose, provided that proper attribution is given to the original author(s) and the journal.

Copyright Policy

Upon acceptance for publication, authors retain full copyright to their work. Authors grant FESM the non-exclusive right to publish, archive, and distribute the article in any format or medium under a CC BY 4.0 license. Authors may share or reuse their article for any lawful purpose, provided proper attribution is given to the original authors. Authors may deposit their published article in institutional repositories, personal websites, or any public database immediately upon publication (no embargo). The purpose is to align with international best practices for open-access publishing and supports maximum visibility, citation, and impact of authors’ work. It is the sole duty of authors to obtain permissions for any copyrighted materials used in their article such as figures, tables or images.

License Information (CC BY 4.0) & Repository Policy

All articles published in FESM are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Under this license, users/authors are permitted to:

  • Share - copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
  • Adapt - remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, including commercial

Provided that:

  • Appropriate credit is given
  • A link to the license is included
  • Indication is made of any changes made

Archiving & Digital Preservation

To ensure long-term preservation and accessibility, FESM deposit all published articles in FESM’s digital archive and third-party indexing and archiving services such as Google Scholar and PKP PN. FESM intends to engage international renowned archiving services such as CLOCKSS, Scopus, Web of Science to ensure permanent accessibility for researchers.