Copyright, Licensing, and Open Access Policy

Copyright, Licensing, and Open Access Policy

Overview

The Review of Economics, Accounting, Business, and Management Studies (REABMS) is committed to promoting the widest possible dissemination of high-quality scholarly research through a fully open-access publishing model. The journal supports the principles of open scholarship by ensuring that all published articles are freely and permanently accessible immediately upon publication without subscription fees, registration requirements, or paywalls.

REABMS believes that unrestricted access to scholarly knowledge promotes innovation, collaboration, evidence-based decision-making, and the advancement of research in economics, accounting, business, management, finance, entrepreneurship, public administration, and related multidisciplinary fields.

All published articles are distributed under an open license that permits lawful sharing and reuse while ensuring appropriate attribution to the original authors.

Copyright Policy

Authors publishing in the Review of Economics, Accounting, Business, and Management Studies (REABMS) retain full copyright ownership of their scholarly work.

Authors are not required to transfer copyright to the journal as a condition of publication. Upon acceptance and publication, authors grant REABMS a non-exclusive, worldwide license to:

  • Publish the article in electronic and, where applicable, print formats;
  • Reproduce and distribute the published work;
  • Archive and preserve the article through recognized digital preservation services;
  • Register and maintain persistent identifiers such as Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs), where applicable;
  • Include the article in indexing services, repositories, abstracting databases, and scholarly discovery systems;
  • Identify REABMS as the original publisher of the work.
Because this license is non-exclusive, authors remain free to reuse and distribute their work without restriction, provided that appropriate acknowledgment is given to the original publication.

Author Rights

Authors retain the right to:

  • Maintain copyright ownership of their published article;
  • Reuse all or part of their work in books, dissertations, theses, reports, teaching materials, conference presentations, or future scholarly publications;
  • Deposit the published version in institutional repositories, subject repositories, or open-access archives;
  • Share the published article through personal websites, institutional webpages, and academic networking platforms;
  • Distribute copies of the published work for educational, research, or professional purposes;
  • Receive proper attribution whenever their work is reused or cited.

These rights remain with the authors without restriction following publication.

Open Access Policy

REABMS operates as a fully Open Access journal. Accordingly:

• All published articles are immediately available online upon publication;
• Readers may access the full text without charge;
• No subscription is required;
• No registration is required solely for reading published content;
• No embargo period is imposed;
• Articles remain permanently accessible through the journal website and preservation systems.

The journal supports unrestricted access to scholarly knowledge for researchers, educators, students, practitioners, policymakers, industry professionals, and the general public.

Open access under REABMS is intended to increase the visibility, accessibility, citation, and societal impact of published research.

Licensing

Unless otherwise stated, all articles published in REABMS are distributed under the:

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)

License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The CC BY 4.0 License permits users to:

Share

  • Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.

Adapt

  • Remix;
  • Transform;
  • Translate;
  • Build upon the material.

These permissions apply for any lawful purpose, including commercial use, provided that the license conditions are satisfied.

These rights cannot be revoked provided users comply with the license terms.

License Conditions

Users reusing REABMS publications must:

Attribution

Provide appropriate credit by:

  • Citing the original author(s);
  • Citing REABMS as the original source of publication;
  • Providing a link to the CC BY 4.0 License;
  • Clearly indicating whether changes were made.

Attribution must not imply endorsement by the original authors or the journal.

No Additional Restrictions

Users may not apply legal, contractual, or technological measures that restrict others from exercising the rights granted under the CC BY 4.0 License.

Repository and Self-Archiving Policy

Authors are encouraged to maximize the dissemination of their research by depositing the published Version of Record in:

  • Institutional repositories;
  • Subject repositories;
  • Government repositories;
  • Research funding repositories;
  • Personal academic websites;
  • Academic networking platforms.

When sharing the published article, authors should include:

  • Full bibliographic citation;
  • DOI (where available);
  • Link to the published version on the journal website.

The journal imposes no embargo on self-archiving.

Reader Rights

Readers may freely:

  • Read published articles;
  • Download full-text articles;
  • Print published content;
  • Share articles with colleagues or students;
  • Cite published work;
  • Incorporate published materials into teaching resources;
  • Translate articles;
  • Reuse figures, tables, and other materials consistent with the CC BY 4.0 License;
  • Create derivative works for research, education, commercial, or professional purposes.

No additional permission from the authors or the journal is required for uses permitted under the license.

Third-Party Content

Where manuscripts contain third-party materials that are not covered by the CC BY 4.0 License, authors are responsible for:

  • Obtaining all necessary permissions prior to submission;
  • Providing appropriate acknowledgments;
  • Clearly identifying any copyright restrictions applicable to those materials.
Reuse of third-party content remains subject to the copyright holder's permissions.

Preservation of the Scholarly Record

To ensure the long-term accessibility and integrity of published research, REABMS supports permanent preservation through recognized digital archiving services and repositories.

Where applicable, published articles may also be registered with persistent identifiers to facilitate reliable citation, long-term discoverability, and scholarly preservation.

Editorial Independence

Copyright ownership, licensing arrangements, and open-access policies do not influence editorial decision-making. Editorial decisions are based exclusively upon:

Scholarly merit Originality Methodological rigor Ethical compliance Relevance to aims and scope

Publication fees, licensing terms, or copyright arrangements have no bearing on acceptance or rejection decisions.

Commitment to Open Scholarship

The Review of Economics, Accounting, Business, and Management Studies (REABMS) is committed to advancing responsible open scholarship by enabling unrestricted access to high-quality research while protecting authors' intellectual property rights. Through a fully open-access publishing model, author-retained copyright, and the adoption of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License, the journal promotes transparency, collaboration, innovation, and the global dissemination of scholarly knowledge. These practices enhance research visibility, encourage responsible reuse, and support the long-term accessibility of scholarly outputs for researchers, educators, practitioners, policymakers, and society.

Alignment with International Standards

This policy has been developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles governing copyright, licensing, open-access publishing, and responsible scholarly communication. It is informed by the guidance and recommendations of:

  • ■
    Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) – Core Practices and guidance on intellectual property, licensing, and responsible publication:
    https://publicationethics.org/
  • ■
    Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) – Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing and Open Access Licensing Requirements:
    https://doaj.org/apply/guide/

REABMS periodically reviews and updates this policy to ensure continued alignment with evolving international standards for open-access publishing, copyright management, licensing, editorial transparency, and ethical scholarly communication.