Open Access Policy

This Journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Benefits of open access for the author include:

1. Free access for all users worldwide
2. Authors retain copyright to their work
3. Increased visibility and readership
4. Rapid publication
5. No spatial constraints

All articles published on Open Access will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download. We continuously work with our author communities to select the best license option: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.