Open Access and Copyright
1. OPEN ACCESS AND COPYRIGHT
This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.
Open access has gained tremendous support from both authors, who appreciate the increased visibility of their work, as well as science institutions and funders, who value the societal impact of freely available research results.
1.1 What are the benefits of open access publishing?
Free availability thanks to unrestricted online access. Open access publications are freely available online to anyone, which maximizes the visibility, and thus the uptake and use of the work published.
1.2 Article Processing Charges (APC)
There are no charges for accepted and/or rejected articles, no submission charges, and no surcharges based on the length of an article, figures or supplementary data. There is no APC when your manuscript is editorially accepted and before publication, and it is not charged to either you, or your funder, institution or employer.
1.3 Authors Retain Copyright
The use of a Creative Commons License enables authors/editors to retain copyright to their work. Publications can be reused and redistributed as long as the original author is correctly attributed.
Copyright Licence:
All articles are licenced via Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence.