Open Access

Open Access and Copyright

This is an open access periodical which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this periodical without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author.

The periodical follows the BOAI definition and principles relating to open access to the research literature. Open access has gained tremendous support from authors, who appreciate the increased visibility of their work, as well as science institutions and funders, who value the societal impact of freely available research results.

Article Processing Charges (APC):

To cover the cost of publication, authors pay an article processing charge (APC) for manuscripts accepted after single-blind peer review. There are no charges for rejected articles, no submission charges. The APC is payable when your manuscript is editorially accepted and before publication, is charged to either you, or your funder, institution or employer.
Publication fee is 80 euro for each author of the manuscript.

Authors retain copyright

The use of a Creative Commons License enables authors/editors to retain copyright to their work. Publications can be reused and redistributed as long as the original author is correctly attributed.

Citation tracking and inclusion in bibliographic databases

This open access periodical is tracked for impact factors and is deposited into bibliographic databases and institutional repositories without any embargo period just as traditional journals.

Copyright licence:

All articles are licenced via Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 International License.