1. Commitment to Open Access
IMAC Review is committed to the principle that scholarly research should be freely accessible to the global academic and professional community. The journal provides immediate, unrestricted, and free access to all published content without subscription or paywall barriers.
The journal supports the global open access movement promoted by the Public Knowledge Project and operates through the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform.
2. Immediate and Full Access
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All articles are made freely available online immediately upon publication.
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No embargo period is applied.
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Readers may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles without prior permission from the publisher or authors.
3. Licensing Terms
All published articles are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).
Under this license:
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Users may share the work with proper attribution.
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Commercial use is not permitted.
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No modifications or derivative works are allowed without prior permission.
Authors retain copyright of their work while granting the journal the right of first publication.
4. Author Rights
Authors are permitted to:
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Archive the published version of their article on personal websites and institutional repositories.
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Share the official published PDF with proper citation to IMAC Review.
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Use their published work for academic and non-commercial purposes.
5. No Subscription Charges
IMAC Review does not charge readers or institutions for access to published content. The journal ensures that financial considerations do not restrict access to scholarly knowledge.
6. Editorial Independence
The journal’s open access policy does not influence editorial decisions. All submissions undergo a rigorous double-blind peer review process based solely on:
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Academic merit
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Relevance to the journal’s scope
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Originality
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Compliance with ethical standards
7. Long-Term Accessibility
All published content is digitally preserved through recognized archiving systems to ensure permanent accessibility.