AESD (Journal of Academic Education and Social Sciences) adopts an open access policy to encourage free access to scientific knowledge and its global sharing. The primary goal of this policy is to ensure that research results are accessible and usable by a wider audience.

Open Access Model

• Free Access: All articles published in AESD are presented as open access. This means that research can be read, downloaded, and cited by everyone free of charge.

• No Barriers to Distribution: There are no paid access barriers (paywalls) between authors and readers. Authors ensure that their work is freely accessible and distributed in the digital environment.

• Global Reach: Open access ensures that research is accessible not only to academic circles but also to readers outside academia, policymakers, educators, and the general public.

• Persistent Identification (DOI): All content is identified with a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) to ensure permanent accessibility on digital platforms. This ensures each article has a unique identity and remains citable over time.

Licensing Policy: CC BY 4.0

AESD uses the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licensing model for all published content. This license encourages the widest possible dissemination and use of the material.

All articles published under the CC BY 4.0 License are protected under the following terms:

• Share: You are free to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.

• Adapt: You are free to remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.

• Attribution (BY): You must give appropriate credit to the original authors and the journal (AESD), provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.

Authors' Copyright

• Copyright Retention: Authors retain the copyright of their articles. When AESD publishes the article under the open access model, authors agree to make their work available to everyone under this license.

• Self-Archiving: Authors have the right to share their work on their academic profiles (e.g., ResearchGate, Academia.edu), institutional repositories, personal websites, or other open access platforms without any embargo period.

• Usage Rights: Authors continue to hold the right to use and share their work elsewhere, including for commercial purposes. However, the published content remains subject to the CC BY 4.0 terms.

Global Access and Research Sharing

• Universal Access: Open access provides global access to all articles published in AESD. Research becomes accessible and shareable worldwide without any barriers.

• Impact and Visibility: AESD aims to accelerate the dissemination and impact of scientific research through the open access model. This model ensures that research is read and discussed by more people, creating a broad impact in the academic community.

• Digital Continuity: The digital accessibility of published articles is maintained, and by transferring works to permanent archives, it is aimed that research is not lost over time.

Shareability and Distribution of Research

• Data Sharing: AESD encourages the research data and related resources of every published article to be open access. Authors are encouraged to make their datasets and research tools available through repositories and institutional archives.

• Collaboration: Open access to research facilitates collaboration with other researchers, making science-based decisions, and developing innovative solutions.

Violations and Enforcement

• License Compliance: Failure to attribute the original author and the journal during the use of content is considered a license violation.

• Enforcement: In cases of copyright infringement or misuse of licensing rules, AESD reserves the right to issue warnings and initiate legal processes.