Open Access and Licensing

Diamond Open Access Policy

IJSHS follows a Diamond Open Access publishing model. Publishing is free for authors, and all published articles are freely available to readers worldwide without subscription fees or article processing charges (APCs). The journal is committed to removing financial barriers to the creation and dissemination of scholarly knowledge while ensuring unrestricted access to research.

Copyright and Licensing

Authors retain copyright of their work while granting the journal the right of first publication. Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) licence unless otherwise stated.

Full licence terms: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Digital Preservation

To ensure the long-term preservation and accessibility of published content, the journal participates in the CLOCKSS digital preservation programme, providing secure archival storage and permanent access to its scholarly record.