Open Access Policy

The International Journal of Social Communication (IJSC) is a fully Open Access journal committed to the unrestricted dissemination of scholarly knowledge. All published articles are freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication, without subscription fees, registration requirements, or access restrictions.

The journal believes that open access enhances the global visibility, accessibility, and impact of scientific research by allowing researchers, educators, practitioners, policymakers, and the general public to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, link to, and reuse published content without financial or technical barriers.

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

Authors retain the copyright of their work while granting the journal the right of first publication. Third parties may reuse published content in accordance with the terms of the CC BY 4.0 License without requesting prior permission from either the authors or the publisher.

By adopting this Open Access policy, the journal supports the widest possible dissemination of scientific knowledge and promotes the free exchange of research results within the international academic community.