Open access policy and fees

This journal provides immediate open access to its content, based on the principle that providing the public with free access to research aids the greater global exchange of knowledge. It offers free availability on the public Internet, allowing any user to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search or use them for any lawful purpose, without any financial, legal or technical barriers, other than those that are inseparable from those involved in accessing the Internet itself.

The only limitation on reproduction and distribution, and the only role of copyright in this domain, should be to give authors control over the integrity of their work and the right to be properly acknowledged and cited.

There is no charge (APC) for submitting, processing, publishing or reading articles in the Journal.