open-access-policy

Open Access Policy

International Journal of Community Service (IJOCS) provides immediate open access to its content. We believe that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge, particularly in the field of community empowerment and social development.

Gold Open Access Model

This is an open-access journal, which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author.

Benefits of Open Access for Authors:

  • High Visibility: Articles are available to a global audience, increasing the potential for citations.
  • Rapid Publication: Accepted manuscripts are published online immediately.
  • Author Retains Copyright: Authors retain the copyright to their work under the Creative Commons license.
  • No Access Barriers: Guaranteed free access for practitioners and researchers in developing countries.

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