Open Access Policy

Commitment to Universal Knowledge Access

The Academia Journal of Global Social and Economic Studies (AJGSES) is a fully Open Access journal operating under the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

All scholarly articles published in AJGSES are made immediately and permanently accessible online to readers worldwide without any subscription fees, paywalls, login requirements, or embargo periods. By eliminating financial, legal, and technical barriers, AJGSES democratizes access to social and economic research, fostering global interdisciplinary collaboration and evidence-based policy formulation.

Core Principles & Licensing Framework

• Immediate & Unrestricted Access: All published manuscripts, theoretical papers, and empirical studies are available for immediate download, reading, distribution, and indexing upon publication.

• Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (CC BY 4.0): All articles are published under the CC BY 4.0 International License. Under this license, third parties are permitted to copy, redistribute, adapt, build upon, and transform the material in any medium or format for any purpose (including commercial use), provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the original publication in AJGSES is properly cited.

• Author Copyright Retention: In alignment with DOAJ best practices, authors retain full copyright and publishing rights of their work without restrictions. Authors grant AJGSES a non-exclusive license to publish, display, and archive the article.

Quality Assurance & Ethical Governance

• Uncompromised Scholarly Rigor: Open Access at AJGSES does not compromise editorial standards or peer review integrity. Every manuscript undergoes the same rigorous, double-blind peer review process to ensure methodological validity, academic excellence, and ethical compliance prior to publication.

• Funder & Institutional Compliance: Our Open Access model fully complies with the open science mandates set by international research funders, governmental bodies, and academic institutions worldwide.

• Long-Term Archiving & Discoverability: To ensure permanent accessibility, article metadata is indexed in open scientific databases, enabling maximum global discoverability, higher citation rates, and broader societal impact.

Summary Table for DOAJ & Indexing Compliance