Open Access Policy

Educaniora is committed to the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. This journal provides open access to all of its content, ensuring that research findings are accessible to a wide audience without financial, legal, or technical barriers.

Benefits of Open Access

  1. Increased Readership: Open access publications are available to anyone with internet access, significantly increasing the potential readership compared to subscription-based journals. This widespread accessibility ensures that research can be read and utilized by a diverse and global audience, including researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and the general public.

  2. Enhanced Citations: Studies have shown that open access articles are cited more frequently than those published in traditional subscription-based journals. By removing access barriers, open access increases the visibility and impact of an author's work, leading to greater recognition and academic influence.

  3. Public Knowledge Project: For more information on the benefits of open access and the systems that support it, see the Public Knowledge Project. This initiative has designed tools and systems to improve the scholarly and public quality of research. They freely distribute the journal system, as well as other software, to support the open access publishing of scholarly resources.

Commitment to Open Access

Educaniora has signed the Budapest Open Access Initiative, reinforcing our commitment to open access principles. This initiative is a global effort to make research articles in all academic fields freely available on the internet. By adhering to the Budapest Open Access Initiative, Educaniora ensures that:

  • All research articles are available without charge to the user or their institution.
  • Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles.
  • The research is accessible for any other lawful purpose, without financial, legal, or technical barriers.

Licensing

Educaniora publications are licensed under the CC-BY-NC license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Public License). This license grants open access rights to society and allows for any kind of use, distribution, modification, and building upon the article, as long as the original author and source are properly recognized and the use is non-commercial. This ensures that the research can be freely shared and utilized while respecting the rights of the authors.

Our open access model aligns with our mission to disseminate knowledge widely and equitably. By removing subscription fees and providing free access to all articles, we support a more inclusive and extensive dissemination of research findings. This model benefits authors by increasing their work's visibility and impact and benefits readers by providing free access to high-quality research.