Open Access Policy

 

AL-AMĪN (FAIṢALĀBĀD)

Open Access Policy

Free Access Open Knowledge CC BY 4.0 Global Accessibility

Open Access Commitment

Open access and scholarly knowledge

Al-Amīn is firmly committed to the principles of open and equitable access to knowledge. All published articles are made freely and permanently available online immediately upon publication, with no subscription fees, access barriers, or registration requirements.

Readers are entitled to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full text of any article and to use its content for any lawful and commercial purpose, provided that proper credit is given to the original authors and source.

What Open Access Provides

Read

Free access to the complete article.

Download

Download articles without subscription barriers.

Share

Copy, distribute, print, and link to articles.

Reuse

Reuse content for lawful purposes with attribution.

1. Global Framework and Compliance

This policy upholds the international standards and declarations that define best practices in open access publishing, including:

Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI)

Promoting unrestricted access to scholarly literature for the advancement of global knowledge.

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Endorsing transparency, best practices, and quality in open access publishing.

Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA)

Supporting sustainable and ethical open access models.

Plan S

Advocating immediate and unrestricted access to publicly funded research.

UNESCO Open Science Framework

Promoting inclusivity and the democratization of scientific knowledge.

2. Licensing and Reuse Rights

CC

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

CC BY 4.0

All articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, sharing, adaptation, distribution, and reproduction in any medium or format, provided appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the source.

Under this licence, all content is freely accessible without any charge to users or their institutions. Users are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and link to the full text of articles, as well as use them for any lawful purpose, without requiring prior permission from the publisher or the authors.

This policy is consistent with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition of open access.

License details: Creative Commons BY 4.0

3. Reader Reuse Rights

Read

Access the complete article freely.

Copy

Copy and reproduce content with attribution.

Distribute

Share and distribute published content.

Print

Print articles for lawful use.

Search & Link

Search, discover, and link to full-text articles.

Adapt

Adapt and reuse content under CC BY 4.0.

4. Commitment to Knowledge Accessibility

By adopting the open access model, Al-Amīn ensures the widest possible dissemination of scholarly research, fosters interdisciplinary collaboration, and enhances visibility and citation impact for authors. The journal fully supports open knowledge principles and the free exchange of ideas to accelerate innovation and education worldwide.

Our Open Access Commitment

Al-Amīn is committed to making scholarly knowledge freely and permanently accessible while supporting responsible reuse, proper attribution, open science, and the widest possible dissemination of research