Open Access Policy

The Journal of Development and Social Sciences (JDSS) is a fully open-access journal. The journal makes its published research freely available to readers to support the wider sharing of academic knowledge.

Free Access to Published Articles

• All published articles are available free of charge immediately after publication.
• Readers do not need a subscription or payment to access the full text of JDSS articles.
• Published articles remain available online as part of the journal's scholarly record.
• Readers may access the journal's articles through the JDSS website and OJS platform.

Open Access Policy

JDSS believes that research should be accessible to researchers, students, teachers, practitioners, policymakers, and other interested readers.

Open access helps:

• Make research available to a wider audience.
• Support the international exchange of academic knowledge.
• Improve access for researchers and institutions with limited resources.
• Increase the visibility and potential use of published research.

Access and Reuse

Access to JDSS articles is provided according to the copyright and licensing terms stated by the journal. Readers who reuse published material must follow the applicable license and give appropriate credit to the original authors and source.

JDSS supports recognized principles of open scholarly communication and aims to maintain transparent and accessible publishing practices.