Open Access Policy

Open Access Policy for The Science Brigade Publishers Journals

The Science Brigade Publishers is committed to disseminating research as widely as possible and enhancing the exchange of knowledge among scholars, practitioners, and the public. To this end, all journals published under The Science Brigade Publishers adhere to an Open Access model, ensuring that all articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication.

Licensing:

• All articles published by The Science Brigade Publishers are made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0). This license allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work even for commercial purposes, as long as they credit the author(s) and license their new creations under the identical terms.
• This Open Access policy is intended to support a sustainable model for scholarly communication by ensuring that authors retain copyright of their works while granting the public the right to freely use, share, and adapt the research as long as proper attribution is given and the resulting works are distributed under the same license as the original.

Author's Rights:

• Authors who publish with The Science Brigade Publishers retain ownership of their work, subject to the terms of the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
• Authors are encouraged to post the final, peer-reviewed manuscripts of their articles on personal or institutional websites, repositories, or other free public servers immediately upon publication.

Repository Policy:

• Authors are permitted and encouraged to deposit their work in institutional or subject-based repositories before submission to any of The Science Brigade Publishers’ journals.
• Post-publication, the final published version of the articles can be archived in any repository or website without embargo, under the terms of the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

Benefits of Open Access:

• Enhanced visibility and accessibility of research outputs for a global audience.
• Increased citation and usage of published work.
• Accelerated discovery and potential to foster collaboration.

Compliance with Mandates:

• This policy allows authors to comply with Open Access mandates from funding bodies or institutions.
• Authors are responsible for ensuring that any specific requirements imposed by funding bodies regarding Open Access are met.

Use of Open Access Content:

• Users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles published in The Science Brigade Publishers’ journals without prior permission from the publisher or the author, as long as the original authors and source are cited.
• Any use of the work must comply with the terms of the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

Quality Assurance:

• Adherence to Open Access does not compromise the peer-review process and the quality of the scholarly content. All articles undergo rigorous peer review to ensure academic integrity and quality.

The Science Brigade Publishers embraces the principles of Open Access to promote the democratization of knowledge, contributing to a more informed and educated public.