Open Access Policy
The IOASD Journal of Business and Management Studies is committed to the principles of open-access publishing and believes that unrestricted access to scholarly research promotes the advancement of knowledge, innovation, and global academic collaboration.
The journal provides immediate, permanent, and free access to all published articles without subscription fees, registration requirements, or paywalls. Readers may access, read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and link to published articles in accordance with the applicable licensing terms.
Immediate Open Access
All articles accepted for publication are made freely available online immediately upon publication. The journal does not impose an embargo period on access to published content.
The journal's open-access model is intended to maximize the visibility, accessibility, dissemination, and impact of scholarly research for researchers, educators, students, professionals, policymakers, and the wider public.
Benefits of Open Access
By adopting an open-access publishing model, the journal seeks to:
· Increase the global visibility and accessibility of published research.
· Encourage the dissemination and exchange of scholarly knowledge.
· Promote interdisciplinary research and academic collaboration.
· Support teaching, learning, and evidence-based practice.
· Enhance the potential reach and scholarly impact of published articles.
Author Rights
Authors retain the copyright to their published work while granting the journal the necessary rights to publish, archive, preserve, and disseminate the article.
Authors may share and distribute the published version of their work in accordance with the journal's Copyright Policy and the applicable license.
Reader Rights
Readers may freely access and use published articles for lawful educational, research, and other non-commercial purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the source and that the applicable license terms are respected.
Licensing
Unless otherwise stated, articles published by the journal are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) License.
Users should ensure that any reuse of published content complies with the terms of the applicable license.
Long-Term Accessibility
The journal is committed to maintaining the long-term accessibility of published articles through appropriate digital preservation and archiving practices.
Information regarding the journal's preservation and archiving arrangements is provided in the Preservation & Archiving Policy.
No Subscription Barriers
The journal does not charge readers or institutions for access to published articles. All published content is freely available to anyone with internet access.
Related Policies
This Open Access Policy should be read together with the journal's:
· Preservation & Archiving Policy
Commitment to Open Scholarship
The IOASD Journal of Business and Management Studies is dedicated to supporting open scholarship by providing unrestricted access to high-quality academic research. Through its open-access publishing model, the journal aims to facilitate the global exchange of knowledge, encourage scholarly collaboration, and increase the visibility and impact of research in business, management, commerce, economics, finance, entrepreneurship, accounting, marketing, human resource management, public administration, and related disciplines.
