Open Access Policy

Introduction

ACADEMIA Nextgen Management Journal (ANMJ) is firmly committed to the principles of open access publishing. Our mission is to ensure that high-quality research in business, economics, and management sciences is freely accessible worldwide — without financial, legal, or technical barriers. By removing restrictions, we enable wider dissemination, foster knowledge exchange, and support innovation across academic and professional communities.

Free and Immediate Access

  • All articles published in ANMJ are freely and immediately accessible online upon publication.

  • No subscriptions, registrations, or payments are required to view or download content.

  • This open accessibility promotes broad reach, accelerates citation, and fosters inclusive academic participation in both developed and developing countries.

Licensing Terms

All published content is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), which entails:

Permission Details
✔ Share Users may copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
❗ Attribution Users must give proper credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.
???? NonCommercial Commercial use is prohibited.
???? NoDerivatives Redistribution of modified material is not allowed.

This license enables widespread educational use while preserving the originality and integrity of the scholarly work.

Author Rights and Copyright

  • ANMJ follows an author-retained copyright model.

  • Authors retain full ownership of their work.

  • Authors grant ANMJ a non-exclusive license to publish, distribute, and archive the manuscript.

  • Authors are free to share, archive, and reuse their work with appropriate citation.

No Embargo Policy

  • ANMJ imposes no embargo period.

  • Accepted articles are published and made publicly available immediately, supporting timely dissemination of management research and critical insights.

Benefits for Authors

Publishing with ANMJ offers several advantages:

  • ???? Increased Visibility and Citations: Open access boosts readership and scholarly impact.

  • ???? Global Accessibility: Researchers in low-income regions benefit from unrestricted access.

  • ???? Broader Engagement: Business leaders, educators, and policymakers gain immediate access to actionable research findings.

Article Processing Charges (APC)

  • ANMJ does not charge submission fees.

  • Upon acceptance, a one-time Article Processing Charge (APC) applies to support:

    • Editorial and peer review management

    • Professional formatting and typesetting

    • DOI assignment

    • Online hosting and long-term preservation

  • For full details and fee structure, please refer to the [APC Policy].

Waivers & Discounts

ANMJ offers APC waivers or discounts for:

  • Authors from low-income or lower-middle-income countries (per World Bank classification)

  • Authors facing financial hardship

Contact: editorial@scholarclub.org to request a waiver prior to acceptance.

Compliance with Funder Mandates

ANMJ’s open access framework complies with requirements from major research funders, including:

  • Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan

  • World Bank

  • European Commission

  • Various national and international grant agencies

Long-Term Digital Preservation

To guarantee permanent accessibility, ANMJ partners with trusted digital archiving systems and repositories. All published content is securely preserved to ensure continuity and scholarly record integrity for future generations.