Open Access Policy

Open Access Policy
Immediate open access to support a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Immediate Access
Free for Everyone
Reuse for Lawful Purposes
POLICY
Immediate Open Access
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
This journal is an open access journal, meaning that all content is freely available without charge to users and/or institutions. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full text articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author, for any lawful purpose.
User Rights (Permitted Uses)
  • Read and download full-text articles
  • Copy and distribute articles
  • Print and share for teaching/learning
  • Search within articles and link to full text
  • Use the content for any lawful purpose, without financial, legal, or technical barriers (other than internet access)
Alignment with the :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
Our open access policy is in accordance with the principles of the Budapest Open Access Initiative: free availability of peer-reviewed research on the public internet, permitting users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to full texts for any lawful purpose—while ensuring proper acknowledgment and citation of authors.
Recommended Open Access Strategies
I. Self-Archiving
Authors are encouraged to deposit refereed articles in open electronic repositories/archives to increase discoverability and access. Repositories that follow standards of the :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1} help search engines treat separate archives as a unified collection.
II. Open-Access Journals
Open-access journals disseminate articles as widely as possible without subscription or access fees, while using licensing and publication ethics to ensure permanent open access and proper attribution.
Integrity, Attribution, and Citation
Open access does not remove scholarly responsibilities. Users must preserve the integrity of the work and provide appropriate acknowledgment and citation to the authors and the journal when reusing or sharing content.