All articles published with open access will be freely available for anyone to read and download at no cost, both immediately and permanently. The opportunity to publish in open access journals is vital for scientific discoveries and innovative research, as it promotes collaboration among scientists, the exchange of ideas, and ensures transparency.
Futurity Publishing, adhering to the primary definitions of open access in scientific literature (namely the Budapest, Berlin, and Bethesda declarations), defines open access under the following conditions:
- Peer-reviewed literature is accessible for free, without the need for a subscription or any financial barriers.
- Literature is made available in an open access format immediately upon publication, without any embargo period.
- The published material can be reused without requiring permission, provided that proper citation to the original publication is given.
The copyright is retained by the author(s).
Licensing and Copyright
All articles published by this Publication are published under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, allowing unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited properly.
Authors maintain copyright ownership of their articles, except for third-party images and other materials subject to copyright by their respective owners.