Open Access Policy
Public Knowledge: Global Knowledge Distribution
The EPH - International Journal of Humanities and Social Science (IJHSS) is a peer-reviewed, fully open-access journal. We believe that academic research in the humanities and social sciences should be a global public good. In accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI), we provide "free and unrestricted" online availability to the scholarly record.
The Open Access Mandate
By "open access," we mean the free availability of literature on the public internet, permitting users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to full texts, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose without financial or legal barriers.
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Global Visibility
Immediate access for scholars and professionals in both developing and developed nations.
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Social Impact
Rapid dissemination allowing for faster societal validation and application of research findings.
03
Democratization
Total elimination of digital paywalls or registration requirements for the general public.
Scholarly Transparency
Unrestricted availability is vital in the humanities, as it allows for the transparent verification of theories and the critical analysis of data by independent researchers.
Commitment to Open Science
IJHSS remains dedicated to the advancement of open science through the BOAI framework, aiming to stimulate social innovation and improve accessibility for the global public.
