Open Access Policy

E-ISSN: 2277-7547

The International Journal of Behavioral Social and Movement Sciences (IJOBSMS) is committed to promoting the free and unrestricted dissemination of scholarly research and academic knowledge. The journal operates under a full Open Access publishing model, ensuring that all published content is immediately and permanently available online without subscription fees, registration requirements, or access restrictions.

The journal believes that unrestricted access to research enhances the visibility, accessibility, readership, and impact of scholarly work while supporting the global exchange of knowledge and academic collaboration.

Open Access Principles

IJOBSMS supports the principle that scholarly research should be freely available to researchers, educators, practitioners, policymakers, and the public. By removing barriers to access, the journal seeks to:

  • • Increase the visibility of published research.
  • • Enhance knowledge dissemination.
  • • Promote international academic collaboration.
  • • Support interdisciplinary research.
  • • Encourage the advancement of education, research, and professional practice.
Reader Rights

Under the journal’s Open Access policy, readers may:

  • Read published articles without charge.
  • Download and save articles for personal or academic use.
  • Share and distribute published content.
  • Print articles for educational and research purposes.
  • Cite and reference published work.
  • Link directly to published articles.

Users are expected to provide appropriate acknowledgment of the original authors and the source of publication in accordance with the applicable licensing terms.

Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI)

IJOBSMS supports the principles of the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI). Consistent with these principles, users may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and link to the full text of published articles without financial, legal, or technical barriers, provided that appropriate attribution is given to the original authors and source.

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)

All articles published in IJOBSMS are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This license permits users to:

Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
Adapt, remix, transform, and build upon the material.
Use the material for educational, research, and commercial purposes.

These permissions are granted provided appropriate credit is given to the original author(s), a link to the license is provided, and any changes made are indicated.

Copyright and Author Rights

Authors retain copyright of their published work. By publishing in IJOBSMS, authors grant the journal a non-exclusive license to publish, distribute, archive, and make the work publicly available as part of the scholarly record.

Authors retain the right to:
• Share their published work.
• Deposit articles in institutional or subject repositories.
• Use their work in teaching, research, and academic presentations.
• Include the work in future scholarly publications with appropriate citation.
Archiving and Preservation

The journal is committed to the long-term preservation and accessibility of published content. Articles may be preserved through appropriate digital archiving and preservation mechanisms to ensure continued access to the scholarly record.

Quality and Peer Review

Open Access does not affect the journal’s editorial standards.

All submissions undergo editorial assessment and double-blind peer review to ensure scholarly quality, originality, research integrity, and ethical compliance.

Commitment to Ethical Publishing

The journal is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics, transparency, and research integrity.

Editorial decisions are based solely on scholarly merit, originality, methodological quality, ethical compliance, and relevance to the journal’s scope.

Policy Review

This policy may be reviewed and updated periodically to reflect developments in Open Access publishing, scholarly communication, publication ethics, and international publishing standards.

Disclaimer Notice: The views, opinions, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in published articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the editors, reviewers, Editorial Board, or publisher of IJOBSMS.