Open Access Policy

Next Scientists – International Open Access Academic Publisher

All journals published under Next Scientists follow a Gold Open Access model, which ensures that scholarly research is freely and permanently accessible online to everyone, everywhere, at no cost to the reader.

1. Free and Immediate Access

All articles published in Next Scientists journals are made immediately available upon publication without any embargo period. This ensures maximum dissemination and visibility of research across the global academic and professional community.

2. Licensing and Copyright

All published content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This license allows users to:

Share – copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
Adapt – remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially
Under the condition that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and source, a link to the license is provided, and any changes made are indicated.

View full license details here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

3. Author Rights

Authors publishing with Next Scientists:

Retain full copyright of their work
Are free to archive, distribute, and reuse their content
May share the published version on personal websites, institutional repositories, and academic networks with no restrictions

4. Article Processing Charges (APC)

To support the open access model and ensure sustainable publishing operations, an Article Processing Charge (APC)is applied upon acceptance of a manuscript. APC details are transparently listed on each journal's homepage.

There are no submission fees or fees for accessing published content.

5. Archiving and Indexing

All articles are archived in secure digital repositories and indexed in academic databases to ensure long-term preservation, discoverability, and citation impact.

6. Commitment to Accessibility and Equity

Next Scientists supports the principle that knowledge should be a public good. By removing access barriers, we aim to foster greater equity in scholarly communication, especially for readers and institutions in low- and middle-income countries.