Global Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (GJHSS)
e-ISSN: 2957-3602
The Global Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (GJHSS) is an open-access, peer-reviewed scholarly journal committed to the free and unrestricted dissemination of academic knowledge. The journal supports the principle that research should be made openly available to the global scholarly community and the public to enhance visibility, accessibility, and impact.
1. Open Access Statement
All articles published in GJHSS are made immediately and permanently available online without financial, legal, or technical barriers. Readers are not required to pay subscription fees or register to access the full text of published articles.
2. Benefits of Open Access
By adopting an open-access publishing model, GJHSS aims to:
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Promote global knowledge sharing and academic collaboration
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Increase the visibility, readership, and citation potential of published research
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Support equitable access to scholarly literature, particularly in developing regions
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Facilitate interdisciplinary and cross-border research dissemination
3. Licensing and Copyright
Authors publishing in GJHSS retain the copyright to their work.
Upon publication, authors grant the journal the right to publish, distribute, and archive the article. Published articles may be read, downloaded, copied, distributed, printed, searched, or linked to for lawful academic and non-commercial purposes, provided proper attribution is given to the original authors and the journal.
Any reuse of published material must acknowledge the original source.
4. Author Rights
Authors are permitted to:
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Share their published articles on personal or institutional websites
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Deposit articles in institutional or subject-based repositories
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Use their work for teaching, research, and scholarly communication
These rights are granted without restriction, provided that appropriate citation and acknowledgment are maintained.
5. Article Processing Charges (APC)
The Global Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences does not charge readers for accessing content.
Information regarding Article Processing Charges (APCs), if applicable, is transparently communicated to authors only after manuscript acceptance. No submission fee is charged.
APCs, when applied, are used to support editorial management, peer review, digital preservation, and publication services.
6. Archiving and Preservation
GJHSS is committed to the long-term preservation of published content. Articles are archived electronically to ensure continued access and availability even in the event of technological changes or journal discontinuation.
7. Accessibility and Indexing
Open-access publishing supports greater visibility and indexing across academic databases, search engines, and institutional repositories, enabling wider dissemination and discoverability of published research.
8. Ethical and Legal Compliance
The open-access model adopted by GJHSS operates in accordance with ethical publishing practices and respects intellectual property rights. Any misuse of published material or violation of copyright terms is subject to appropriate action.
9. Policy Review and Updates
The journal reserves the right to update this Open Access Policy as necessary to reflect evolving best practices in scholarly publishing and open-access standards.