Open Access Policy

Introduction

The 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 accessible to readers globally — without financial, legal, or technical barriers. By removing restrictions, we enable wider dissemination, encourage 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 promotes broad reach, accelerates citation, and fosters inclusive academic participation across both developed and developing economies.

???? Licensing Terms

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

Permission Details
✔ Share Users can copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
❗ Attribution Users must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.
???? NonCommercial Use for commercial purposes is not allowed.
???? NoDerivatives Redistribution of modified material is not permitted.

This license allows widespread educational use while preserving the originality and integrity of the scholarly content.

✍️ Author Rights and Copyright

ANMJ follows an author-retained copyright model.

  • Authors retain full ownership of their work.

  • A non-exclusive license is granted to ANMJ to publish, distribute, and archive the manuscript.

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

???? No Embargo Policy

There is no embargo period at ANMJ.
All 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. However, upon acceptance, a one-time Article Processing Charge (APC) is applied to support:

  • Editorial and peer review management

  • Professional formatting and typesetting

  • Digital object identifier (DOI) assignment

  • Online hosting and long-term preservation

???? Please refer to our [APC Policy] for full details and fee structure.

???? Waivers & Discounts

ANMJ offers APC waivers or discounts for:

  • Authors from low-income or lower-middle-income countries (as 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 is fully compliant with mandates from research funders, including:

  • Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan

  • World Bank

  • European Commission

  • National and international grant bodies

????️ Long-Term Digital Preservation

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