The Emirates Scholar Center for Research & Studies (ESRC) is committed to promoting open access (OA) to scholarly research, ensuring that all published articles are freely available to readers worldwide.

1. Access and Distribution

All articles published in ESRC journals are fully open access, allowing any reader to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full text without subscription or payment barriers. This supports the widest possible dissemination of research.

2. Licensing

Published content is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license or an equivalent open-access license. This permits reuse with proper attribution, while protecting the rights of authors.

3. Author Rights

Authors retain copyright of their work while granting the journal a non-exclusive license to publish. Authors may reuse their content in teaching, presentations, or future publications with proper acknowledgment of the original source.

4. Funding and Fees

Where applicable, the journal transparently communicates any article processing charges (APCs) or fees associated with open-access publication before submission. No article is rejected based solely on an author’s ability to pay.

5. Compliance with Standards

ESRC open access policies align with international publishing standards, including those recommended by COPE, DOAJ, and Scopus indexing guidelines, to maximize visibility, accessibility, and impact of published research.

By providing fully open access, ESRC journals advance scholarly communication, promote research equity, and support the global research community.