Open access and open science policies have been adopted at the publisher level and at the level of each journal.
Open Access policy provide free and instant access to the full text of peer-reviewed scientific articles online for anyone.
The Open Access Policyprovides free and instant access to the full texts of peer-reviewed scientific articles and their metadata via the Internet. It removes financial, legal, and technical barriers by allowing to read, copy, and distribute content using Creative Commons licenses. The main goal is to increase the citation of articles and accelerate scientific progress.
Key aspects of the OpenAccessPolicy:
- Free for readers: access to articles is provided without a subscription. The publisher also provides free, open access to the metadata of authors, articles, and peer-reviews.
- Copyright: The authors retain the copyright, but grant the right to publish articles and metadata.
- Financing: The costs can be covered by the authors' publication fees(APC-Article Processing Charges) or institutional support.
- The type of open access in the publishing house: "Golden"(Gold): The article is available immediately on the publisher's website.
- Licensing: Creative Commons license (Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0))
The Open Access Policy is based on principles of the Budapest Initiative (BOAI) and the Berlin Declaration.