International Journal of Environment, Architecture, and Societies (abbreviated to IJEAS) is following Sherpa/Romeo's policy. The published version is openly accessible and can be located or deposited at:

• Any repository
• Any website
• Journal Website (refer to IJEAS Website)

There is no embargo period for accessing the published full text article. The owner of the copyright is author(s) under the license CC-BY-SA Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International.

Author(s) may share, post or deposit the published version under several conditions as follows:

• Publisher copyright and source must be acknowledged with citation
• Published source must be acknowledged
• Must link to publisher version with DOI

The pre-print (submitted version) and post-print (accepted version) are not accessible for open access to maintain the accuracy and consistency of articles across various repositories. Our aim is to avoid confusion among readers and researchers stemming from multiple versions.