Open access policy

Afro-Asian Studies is a fully open access, peer-reviewed academic journal committed to the free dissemination of scholarly research and the promotion of knowledge sharing at the international level.

All published articles are made immediately and permanently available online, free of charge to readers and their institutions. No subscription, payment, or registration is required to access, read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full text of published articles.

Articles published in Afro-Asian Studies are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0). This license permits users to share, copy, redistribute, remix, transform, and build upon the material for non-commercial purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s), a link to the license is provided, and any changes are indicated. Users may not use the material for commercial purposes under this license. For uses that are not permitted by the license, permission must be obtained from the relevant rights holder. This restriction does not limit uses permitted by applicable copyright exceptions or limitations.

The journal supports the principles of open access as defined by the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI). It seeks to facilitate the widest possible dissemination of scientific knowledge and to encourage the use, sharing, and development of scholarly research, subject to the terms of the applicable open access licence.

Articles published in Afro-Asian Studies are distributed under the Creative Commons licence specified on the journal's website and on the relevant article page. Users may reuse published material in accordance with the terms and conditions of that licence, provided that the original authors and source are appropriately acknowledged.

Open access publication does not compromise the journal's editorial independence or peer-review standards. All manuscripts are subject to the journal's established editorial assessment and peer-review procedures before publication.

Afro-Asian Studies does not impose subscription or access fees on readers. Any fees or charges applicable to authors, including article processing charges, are disclosed transparently in the journal's Author Fees and Charges policy.

The journal is committed to ensuring the long-term accessibility, visibility, and responsible dissemination of its published scholarly content.