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.
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:
Under the journal’s Open Access policy, readers may:
Users are expected to provide appropriate acknowledgment of the original authors and the source of publication in accordance with the applicable licensing terms.
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.
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:
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.
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: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.
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.
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.
This policy may be reviewed and updated periodically to reflect developments in Open Access publishing, scholarly communication, publication ethics, and international publishing standards.