Open Access Statement

The journal publishes fully open access journals, which means that all articles are available on the internet to all users immediately upon publication. The publisher will apply the Creative Commons Attribution-4.0 International License (CC BY) to the Article where it publishes the Article in the journal on its online platforms on an Open Access basis.

The CC-BY license allows users to copy, to create extracts, abstracts and new works from the article freely as long as its integrity is maintained and its original authors, citation details and publisher are identified.

The full details of the license are available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

Benefits of Open Access for Authors

  • Free access for all users worldwide
  • Authors retain copyright to their work
  • Increased visibility and readership
  • Rapid publication
  • No spatial constraints