Open Access Policy

This journal adheres to the best practice and high publishing standards and complies with the following conditions:

1. 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.

2. Allows the author to hold the copyright and to retain publishing rights without restrictions.

3. Deposits content with a long-term digital preservation or archiving program.

4. Uses DOIs as permanent identifiers.

5. Can provide article level metadata for any indexers and aggregators

6. Has a deposit policy registered with a deposit policy registry, e.g., Sherpa/Romeo.