Open Access Policy

The Journal of Integrated Economic and Community Partnerships (JIECoP) provides immediate open access to all published content. Making research freely available to the public supports wider dissemination, greater visibility, and the global exchange of knowledge.

Access

Immediate and Free

All published articles are freely accessible immediately upon publication, without an embargo period.

Copyright

Retained by Authors

Authors retain copyright to their work and grant JIECoP a non-exclusive right of first publication.

License

CC BY 4.0

Published articles are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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Immediate Open Access

JIECoP makes the full text of every published article available online immediately upon publication. Readers are not required to register, subscribe, or make any payment to read or download published content.

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Permitted Use

Under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), users may:

Share
Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
Adapt
Remix, transform, and build upon the published material.
Reuse
Use the material for any purpose, provided the license conditions are followed.
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Attribution Requirements

Users of published material must:

  • Give appropriate credit to the author or authors;
  • Cite JIECoP as the original place of publication;
  • Provide a link to the CC BY 4.0 license; and
  • Indicate whether any changes were made to the original material.
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Author Rights and Self-Archiving

Authors may share and deposit their published articles in institutional repositories, subject repositories, personal websites, academic networks, and other scholarly platforms. The deposited version should acknowledge JIECoP as the original place of publication and include the article's citation and link to the published version whenever available.

Third-Party Material

Photographs, figures, tables, instruments, or other third-party material included in an article may be subject to separate copyright terms. Material that is not covered by the article's CC BY 4.0 license must be clearly identified with an appropriate copyright notice and permission statement.