Ⅰ. Gold Open Access Policy

1. Implementation Date

Starting from 2022, the Journal of Tropical Biology will officially implement an Gold Open Access (Gold OA) policy, and all formally published articles (including those published 2010-2021) will be permanently available for readers to download and read free of charge.

2. License Agreement

All Gold Open Access articles are subject to the Creative Commons License Agreement (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), with the following specific terms:

• Attribution (BY): You 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 licensor endorses you or your use.

• Non-Commercial (NC): You may not use the material for.

• No Derivative (ND): If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material.

(For the full terms of the license, please visit: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.zh)

Ⅱ. Copyright License

1. Transfer of Copyright

After an article is accepted for publication, all authors must sign a Copyright License Agreement to transfer the copyright of the paper (including the rights of compilation, distribution, reproduction, translation, online publication, and global dissemination of information, etc.) to the editorial office of the Journal of Tropical Biology. The editorial office has the right to authorize domestic and international literature retrieval systems and databases to collect and use the content, and to publish and disseminate it through various media and languages (in compliance with Chinese laws and regulations).

2. Royalties and Copyright Ownership

• After the article is published, the editorial office will pay the author a one-time royalty, which includes the copyright transfer fee.

• If the article is not published, the Copyright License Agreement automatically becomes void, and the copyright remains with the author.

3. Third-Party Usage Guidelines

By signing the agreement, the author is deemed to have agreed to this journal's Gold OA policy. Third-party users may reproduce and disseminate articles from this journal under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 framework, provided they do not violate the terms of the agreement.

Ⅲ. Data Archiving and Dissemination

1. Editorial Office Archiving

• Paper copies of the journal are sent to the National Library of China, China Library of Publications, Hainan University Archives, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) for archiving.

• Electronic versions of articles and supplementary materials (such as supplementary tables and data) are backed up and archived by the editorial office and stored on the journal’s website.

2. Author Self-Archiving Rights

Authors may deposit the final version of the work in the National Natural Science Foundation of China Basic Research Knowledge Base and the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institutional Repository.

3. Database Inclusion

Electronic versions of articles are simultaneously included in platforms such as CNKI, Wanfang Data, VIP Information and other platforms for download by subscribers.

Note: The editorial office of the Journal of Tropical Biology reserves the right to interpret this policy. Any matters not covered herein shall be governed by relevant national laws and regulations and the latest regulations of the editorial office.