Open Access Policy

The journal operates under an open access policy, making all content freely available to users and their institutions. Readers are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles and reviews for lawful purposes without seeking prior permission from the publisher or author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.

As signatory of the Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA), the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information, and the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI), we commit to taking a lead in reforming the landscape and transforming our practices with regard to open access research. To this end, we commit to (1) making openness of research information the default, (2) working with services and systems that support and enable open research information, (3) supporting the sustainability of infrastructures for open research information, and (4) working together to realize the transition from closed to open research information.

Our Open Access Policy

  1. Accessibility: We believe that research should be easily accessible to researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and the public worldwide. By adopting an OA policy, we ensure that our articles are freely available online immediately upon publication.
  2. Visibility and Impact: Open access enhances the visibility and impact of research. It allows for greater dissemination of findings, leading to increased citations and recognition within the global research community.
  3. Author Retention of Rights: Authors retain copyright of their work when publishing with us under an open access model. This empowers researchers to share and reuse their work in accordance with their own preferences and institutional policies.
  4. Diversity of Content: Open access promotes the dissemination of diverse research outputs, including data sets, software, and multimedia components, thereby enriching scholarly communication.
  5. Global Reach: Open access facilitates global participation in research and scholarship, transcending geographical and socioeconomic boundaries. It ensures that valuable research findings are accessible to researchers in both developed and developing countries.

Benefits of Publishing with Us

  • High Visibility and Reach: Articles published in our journal are immediately accessible to a global audience, ensuring maximum visibility and potential impact for your research.
  • Rigorous Peer Review: We uphold rigorous standards of peer review to ensure the quality and integrity of published research. Our dedicated editorial board and reviewers provide constructive feedback to authors, fostering academic excellence.
  • Ethical Publishing Practices: We adhere to ethical publishing practices and guidelines to maintain the integrity of scholarly communication. Our policies are designed to uphold transparency, fairness, and academic rigor.
  • Innovation in Publishing: We embrace technological advancements to enhance the publishing experience. Our platform supports interactive features, multimedia content, and data visualization, enabling authors to present their research in innovative ways.
  • Supporting Researchers: By publishing with us, authors contribute to the advancement of knowledge and scholarly discourse. We provide a supportive environment for researchers to showcase their work and engage with a diverse audience.

Join Us in Advancing Open Access

We invite researchers, scholars, and practitioners to join us in advancing open access publishing at the Journal of International and Prospective Studies. Together, we can foster a more inclusive and accessible research landscape that benefits society as a whole.

Copyright Notice

Articles published by the Journal of International and Prospective Studies are under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, allowing users to copy, distribute and transmit an article and adapt the article and make commercial use of the article. The CC BY license permits commercial and non-commercial re-use of an open access article, as long as the author is properly attributed. This ensures that the work gets maximum exposure, and the authors receive due credit for their contribution.

Copyright on any open access article published by the Journal of International and Prospective Studies  is retained by the author(s). Authors also grant any third party the right to use the article freely as long as its original authors, citation details and publisher are identified.