Open Access Policy

IJMSTM is an open access journal. All published articles are made freely available online immediately upon publication, without subscription fees or registration barriers for readers.

Principles

The journal supports the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Readers may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and link to the full text of articles, subject to the license applied to each article (see the Copyright and Licensing page).

Author Rights

Authors retain copyright in their work, subject to the journal's final licensing policy. Authors may deposit the published version in institutional or subject repositories, provided the original publication in IJMSTM is cited.

Costs

Information on any publication charges is provided on the Article Processing Charges and Waiver Policy page. Peer review and editorial decisions are independent of the author's ability to pay.