Open Access Policy

The Journal of Human Context Studies and Social-Cultural Influences (JHCSCI) is a full open-access journal, meaning that anyone can access all articles published in the journal on the internet, without either subscription or access charges. In our opinion, we are open to sharing research so that the knowledge would be as accessible to as many people as possible and make as many impacts as possible.

What Open Access Means

Under this policy:

  • Published articles can be read, downloaded, copied, distributed, and shared freely by the readers.
  • Screen sizes do not have any paywalls or login barriers to access full text.
  • Research is available to scholars, practitioners, students, policy makers, and the general population.

Open access enhances the exchange of knowledge all over the world and contributes to the fact that a precious research in the human context and social-cultural studies does not have to be confined by the financial or institutional barriers.

Benefits for Authors

Publication on an open-access basis has a number of benefits:

  • Greater visibility and reach: It is possible to make research more visible and accessible to a wider global audience.
  • Increased impact: Free access can result in an increase in readership and academic interaction.
  • Knowledge equity: The research can be used by everyone, even in the case of resource-limited settings.

Rights and Usage

The authors normally reserve the copyright to their work but give the journal the privilege of publishing and distributing their work. Readers and users are proposed to:

  • Put the research to non-commercial use.
  • Cite and refer back to other authors and JHCSCI.
  • Honor any terms of licensing of the article.

Commitment to Open Knowledge

JHCSCI promotes the idea of sharing knowledge freely by adopting open access, and thereby facilitates links between research, policy, education and practice. We have an open-access model that assists in closing community disparities, supporting interdisciplinary research, and enhancing the social worth of academic literature.

This policy builds upon the Journal of Human Context Studies and Social-Cultural Influences in terms of its dedication to the dissemination of research in an approachable, inclusive, and impactful way.