Open Access
All the articles that are openly and freely available for the public to read, share, or download are known as Open-Access articles. This means that any student, researcher, or user can read, download, cite, copy, distribute, print, or link the content while following the legal and academic guidelines. The full texts of these articles are accessible without any required permissions. These articles are published only after meeting the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0) which allows their usage and distribution in any manner as long as the due credit is being given to the original author.
Article Processing Charges (APC)
Gold Open Access models are specifically accepted by the PDP as they allow the instant accessibility of the content soon after its publication. The publication cost of these models is supported by the Article Processing Charges (APC). The author, the author’s institution, or the funding body mainly covers the Article Processing Charges where the author fully retains the ownership of their work while the articles are licensed by Precision Digital Publishers.
Advantages of Gold Open Access
Authors and readers can equally benefit from the Gold Open Access articles in the following ways:
- Completely FREE: Readers can view, download, or print Gold Open Access articles completely for free while staying in accordance with open access directives.
- High CiteScore: Articles with Gold Open Access can have a high citation impact as they are easily available for readers to cite the article irrespective of any subscription requirements.
- No Restrictions: The articles archived under the categorization of Gold Open Access have no imposed restrictions. Such articles can be deposited to any educational institute, non-commercial repositories, and personal websites soon after their successful publication on the journal’s website.
- Compliant with Funders’ Requirements: The publication of open-access articles complies with the requirements of many funders, ensuring policy compliance.
- Creative Commons License: Open Access Articles are licensed under the regulations of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. This license allows the unrestricted distribution of the article as long as due credit is being given to the original author.
Special Offer
The processing cost of all the open-access articles will be covered by the publisher if they are submitted before June 2025.
Permission and Copyright
The Precision Digital Publishers let the original authors reuse their Gold Open Access articles.
The complete ownership of most of the articles stays with the authors themselves who have provided permission for their articles to be reused under an open license like that of Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0). As long as due credit is given to the original author and the publisher, the content can be reused under the impression of this license.
However; the articles that contain visuals will require permission from the specific publisher or the author for the reproduction of the particular figures as they are taken from original copyright holders.
Author’s Rights and Permissions
The following permissions are granted to the author by the Gold Open Access Contributions under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
- Authors can copy and redistribute the material in any format or medium.
- Authors can modify, transform, or build upon the content for any purpose.
- Authors can archive articles without any restrictions under the Gold Open Access category. They can deposit such articles on institutional, non-commercial repositories, and personal websites soon after they have been successfully published by the specific journal’s website. This practice is permitted under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0).
In order to meet the licensing terms effectively; the authors must abide by the following rules:
- Give due credit to the original authors and the publisher. Provide a link to the license while indicating if any changes were made. You are free to choose a reasonable manner of attribution, but you must not imply that the licensor advocates you.
- Do not apply additional restrictions. The authors do not have any legal terms or technological measures to limit others from anything the license permits. So; kindly comply with the given licensing conditions when using the provided material.