Open Access Policies

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. In particular, all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute/print a copy for personal and non-commercial use, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is inspired by the BOAI (Budapest Open Access Initiative) definition of open access.

In Addition, all articles are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, as long as the original work is properly cited. This approach supports a broader dissemination and application of the work published.

Authors retain copyright to their articles while granting the journal the right to first publication. This arrangement ensures that the original publication is recognized as the authoritative version and is properly cited in subsequent uses.