Open Access and Licensing

Open access policy

This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.

Licensing

Our journal adopts the CC Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license for all published articles. This license allows readers to freely share and adapt the material, provided they appropriately attribute the original author(s) and distribute any derivative works under the same license terms. Anyone using the work (in this case, journal articles) must give appropriate credit to the original author(s). Users must provide the name of the creator and an indication of the source of the work, ensuring that the authors receive recognition for their work. Anyone who adapts or builds upon the work must distribute their contributions under the same license as the original work. Therefore, if someone remixes, transforms, or builds upon the journal article, they must release their derivative work under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 license. In essence, the journal promotes open access to scholarly content, encourages collaboration, and ensures that the academic community benefits from the collective knowledge shared within our publication. We believe that by embracing this license, we contribute to the advancement of scholarship and foster a culture of open exchange within our field.