Open Access Policy

At ACADEMIA (Pvt.) Ltd., we are committed to promoting free and universal access to research and knowledge. All journals published under ACADEMIA (Pvt.) Ltd. are Open Access, ensuring that scholarly content is freely available to readers worldwide without any subscription or payment barriers.

What is Open Access?

Open Access (OA) means that all research articles are freely accessible online immediately upon publication. Anyone can read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles without financial, legal, or technical barriers, provided that proper attribution is given to the original authors and source.

Our Open Access policy is in line with the principles outlined by the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) and adheres to international best practices for open scholarship.

Key Features of Our Open Access Policy

  • Free Access: All articles are available online without charge to the user or their institution.

  • Copyright Retention: Authors retain copyright of their work and grant ACADEMIA (Pvt.) Ltd. a license to publish the article.

  • Licensing: Unless otherwise stated, all articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with appropriate credit.

  • Archiving: Our journals ensure long-term digital preservation and archiving through trusted third-party services and repositories.

  • Author Rights: Authors are free to share their articles through institutional repositories, personal websites, and scholarly networks.

Benefits of Open Access

  • Increased Visibility and Impact: Open Access articles are more widely read and cited.

  • Global Knowledge Sharing: Researchers from all regions, regardless of their financial or institutional standing, can access and build upon published research.

  • Faster Research Progress: Open Access accelerates the dissemination of scientific discoveries and innovations.

Our Commitment

ACADEMIA (Pvt.) Ltd. is deeply committed to supporting Open Access as a means of fostering a global community of knowledge sharing. We invite researchers, scholars, and institutions to join us in promoting transparent, inclusive, and accessible scholarly communication.