Open Access Policy

The Innovations Journal of Humanities and Social Studies (IJHSS) is a fully open access journal. All content published in IJHSS is freely and permanently available online without charge to readers or their institutions. Users are entitled to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full text of articles without seeking prior permission from either the publisher or the author.

This policy adheres to the principles of the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI), promoting the unrestricted sharing of scholarly knowledge to advance global research and education.

Copyright and Licensing

Authors retain full copyright of their works published in IJHSS.
All articles are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits anyone to share, copy, redistribute, translate, or create derivative works from the articles, provided that proper credit is given to the original authors and the source.

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

This licensing model ensures that all IJHSS publications remain freely accessible while safeguarding authors’ intellectual property rights.

Editorial and Ethical Standards

All manuscripts submitted to IJHSS undergo plagiarism detection using Turnitin software to ensure originality and academic integrity.
Each article is subject to a rigorous double-blind peer review conducted by qualified international reviewers, ensuring transparency, fairness, and scholarly excellence throughout the editorial process.

Benefits of Open Access Publishing in IJHSS

Free and unrestricted access for all readers worldwide.
Enhanced visibility, global readership, and citation potential for authors.
Accelerated publication and dissemination of research findings.
No geographical or institutional barriers to knowledge access.
Long-term preservation of all published content through the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN), ensuring permanent archiving and availability.

Compliance with International Standards

IJHSS fully aligns its open access and ethical publishing practices with the international frameworks and policies of:

The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
Plan S for Open Science and Fair Access
The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
The Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI)
The Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0) licensing principles

Through this commitment, IJHSS ensures that every published article contributes to transparent, equitable, and globally accessible scholarly communication.