Open Access Policy

The Journal of Future provides immediate open access to all published content, supporting the principle that making research freely available to the public fosters a greater global exchange of knowledge.

All articles published in the journal are freely accessible online without subscription or payment barriers.

 

  1. Open Access Statement

The journal operates under a full open access model, which means that:

  • All articles are freely available immediately upon publication;
  • Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles;
  • No prior permission from the publisher or author is required for these uses.

 

  1. Licensing (CC BY 4.0)

All articles are published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License
 (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License).

This license permits:

  • Sharing — copying and redistributing the material in any medium or format;
  • Adapting — remixing, transforming, and building upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.

Under the following condition:

  • Attribution — appropriate credit must be given to the original author(s) and the source, a link to the license must be provided, and any changes made must be indicated.

 

  1. Author Rights

Authors retain full copyright of their work.

By submitting and publishing in the journal, authors grant the journal a non-exclusive license to publish, distribute, and archive the article.

 

  1. User Rights

Users are free to:

  • Use and reuse the content for research, teaching, and commercial purposes;
  • Distribute and reproduce articles in any medium;
  • Include content in databases and repositories.

All uses must properly acknowledge the original publication.

 

  1. Archiving Policy

The journal ensures long-term digital preservation of its content through:

  • Online journal platform (OJS);
  • Institutional repositories;
  • Author self-archiving (green open access).

 

  1. Self-Archiving Policy

Authors are permitted to deposit:

  • Preprint versions;
  • Accepted manuscripts;
  • Published versions (Version of Record)

in institutional repositories, personal websites, or academic networks, provided proper citation to the journal is included.

 

  1. Article Processing Charges (APC)

The journal may charge an Article Processing Charge (APC) to cover editorial and publishing services. Details are transparently provided on the journal website.

 

  1. Compliance with Open Access Standards

The Journal of Future supports international open access initiatives and complies with best practices required by DOAJ and other indexing databases.