Open Access and Copyrights

Open Access

All articles are published in open-access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

All articles published with open access will be freely available for anyone to read and download at no cost, both immediately and permanently. The opportunity to publish in open access journals is vital for scientific discoveries and innovative research, as it promotes collaboration among scientists, the exchange of ideas, and ensures transparency.

Futurity of Social Sciences, adhering to the primary definitions of open access in scientific literature (namely the Budapest Open Acces Initiative), defines open access under the following conditions:

  • Peer-reviewed literature is accessible for free, without the need for a subscription or any financial barriers.
  • Literature is made available in an open access format immediately upon publication, without any embargo period.
  • The published material can be reused without requiring permission, provided that proper citation to the original publication is given.

The copyright is retained by the author(s).

 

Licensing and Copyright

All articles published by this Publication are released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, allowing unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited properly.

Authors maintain copyright ownership of their articles, except for third-party images and other materials subject to copyright by their respective owners.

Prior to publication in the journal "Futurity of Social Sciences" authors are required to sign an Article Publication Agreement, which is submitted alongside their article.

By entering into this agreement, the author affirms that:

  1. The author(s) collectively agree to submit the mentioned article for publication in the Journal "....".
  2. The submitted article is an original work by the author(s), not previously published, and not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
  3. All author(s) agree to adhere to the policies and guidelines of the journal "....".
  4. The article was not concurrently submitted to another journal during the review process with this journal, nor will it be submitted elsewhere.
  5. I/we have given final approval for the manuscript submitted.
  6. The article does not contain defamatory or unlawful statements and does not infringe on any personal or proprietary rights of individuals or entities.
  7. The author(s) have disclosed any conflicts of interest that could affect the integrity or validity of the findings presented in the article.
  8. I/we have obtained written permission from copyright holders for any excerpts from copyrighted works included in the article and have appropriately credited the sources.
  9. If personal details or images of patients, research subjects, or other individuals are included, I/we have obtained all necessary consents in accordance with applicable laws and publisher policies.
  10. All authors are aware of their right to self-archive the (a) submitted article, (b) accepted article for publication, or (c) final published version in appropriate repositories, institutional or specialized websites, or personal websites without any embargo period. When self-archiving, authors will acknowledge the Publisher and the Journal and provide a URL to the article if available.