Open Access Policy

Overview

The Asian Journal of Arts and Social Sciences (AJASS) is committed to the principles of open access. The journal believes that scholarly knowledge should be freely accessible to everyone and that unrestricted access to research promotes learning, innovation, and global academic collaboration.

Open Access Statement

AJASS provides immediate open access to all published content. All articles are freely available online without subscription or payment barriers. Readers may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full text of articles without prior permission from the publisher or authors, provided that proper attribution is given.

Licensing

All articles published in AJASS are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This license allows users to share, redistribute, remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, including commercial use, provided that proper credit is given to the original author(s) and source.

Copyright and Author Rights

Authors retain full copyright of their work. Upon publication, authors grant AJASS the right to publish and disseminate their work electronically and in print.

• Archive pre-print and post-print versions of their manuscript
• Distribute their article on personal or institutional websites
• Share the article through academic networks or repositories

Repository Policy

AJASS encourages authors to deposit a copy of their published article in:

• Institutional repositories
• Subject-based repositories such as SSRN and RePEc
• The author’s personal website
• Other open-access archives

All deposits must include a citation and link to the official published version available on the AJASS website.

Article Processing Charges (APCs)

All articles published in AJASS are freely available online as open access. To support this publishing model, an Article Processing Charge (APC) is required to cover editorial services, article production, website maintenance, indexing services, and publication support.

There are no fees during the submission or peer-review stages. APCs are charged only after a manuscript has been accepted for publication.

Benefits of Open Access

• Increases visibility and readership
• Enhances citation and academic impact
• Promotes faster dissemination of research
• Encourages knowledge sharing across disciplines and regions