Copyright and Open Access Policy

Open Access refers to the free online availability of publications to everyone, with very few restrictions on their reuse. The unrestricted dissemination of research is particularly important for authors, readers, and funders.

All articles published as open access in our journal are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY 4.0). Authors publishing in the journal retain the copyright to their works under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

All articles published as open access in our journal are available online and free of charge via our Archive page.

As long as you comply with the license terms, the licensor cannot revoke these freedoms (the specified rights).
Permitted uses:
Share: You may copy and redistribute the work in any medium or format for any purpose, including commercial purposes.
Adapt: You may remix, adapt, and build upon the existing work for any purpose, including commercial purposes.
Under the following conditions:
Attribution: You must provide appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do this in any reasonable manner, but this does not imply that the licensor endorses you or your use.
No additional restrictions: You may not restrict the rights granted by this license to others through laws or technology.