Open Access Policy

The American Journal of Social Science and Education Innovations (TAJSSEI)
ISSN: 2689-100X

The American Journal of Social Science and Education Innovations provides immediate open access to all published articles. Research is freely available online from the date of publication, without subscription fees, mandatory reader registration, or an embargo period.

The journal believes that free access to scholarly knowledge supports education, scientific collaboration, informed public discussion, and the development of evidence-informed policies and practices.

Free Access and Downloading

Readers may freely read, download, save, print, search, and link to the full text of published articles. No payment is required to access journal content.

Sharing, adaptation, and reuse are permitted under the Creative Commons license attached to each article.

Creative Commons License

Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), unless otherwise stated on the article.

This license allows users to:

• Share: Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.

• Adapt: Translate, modify, and build upon the material.

• Reuse: Use the material for educational, research, and commercial purposes.

Users must give appropriate credit to the original authors and publication, provide a link to the license, and indicate whether changes have been made. Reuse must not imply endorsement by the authors or the journal.

Users may not impose additional legal restrictions or technological measures that prevent others from exercising the rights granted by the license.

License details: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Authors Retain Copyright

Authors retain copyright in their published work. They grant TAJSSEI a non-exclusive right to publish, distribute, and archive the article and identify itself as the original publisher.

Authors may share their articles with colleagues, use them in teaching and presentations, incorporate them into theses or dissertations, and deposit them in repositories. Reuse should acknowledge the original publication and include the DOI or permanent article link where available.

Benefits of Open Access

Open access supports:

• Worldwide accessibility: Research is available regardless of readers’ institutional subscription access.

• Greater visibility: Articles can reach researchers, educators, students, practitioners, policymakers, and the public.

• Educational use: Teachers and learners can use and adapt published material with appropriate attribution.

• Interdisciplinary collaboration: Findings can circulate across social sciences, education, and related fields.

• Evidence-informed practice: Research is accessible to those developing educational programmes, community initiatives, and public policies.

• Research discovery and reuse: Readers can more easily locate, evaluate, share, and build upon existing scholarship.

Open access creates opportunities for wider readership and citation, although it does not guarantee citation counts or research impact.

Repository Deposit and Sharing

Authors may deposit the final published version of their article in institutional or subject repositories without an embargo. Articles may also be shared through personal websites and scholarly platforms.

Shared copies should include the complete citation, the applicable Creative Commons license, and a link to the journal’s version of record.

Authors should check any additional repository or reporting requirements imposed by their institution or research funder.

Publication Charges

Access to published content is free for readers. Any applicable Article Processing Charge, payment conditions, and available waivers or discounts are disclosed separately on the journal’s Article Processing Charges page.

Publication charges do not guarantee acceptance or influence editorial decisions. Manuscripts are assessed according to their scholarly quality, relevance, and ethical integrity.

Third-Party Material and Participant Privacy

Material credited to a separate rights holder, such as photographs, illustrations, questionnaires, or reproduced tables, may have different reuse conditions. Such material is covered by the article’s Creative Commons license only where the relevant permissions allow it.

The open-access license does not remove obligations concerning participant privacy, confidentiality, consent, or other rights. Users must respect these requirements when reusing research involving individuals or communities.

Preservation and the Scholarly Record

TAJSSEI supports the long-term accessibility of published scholarship through its archiving arrangements and author repository deposit. Further information is available in the journal’s Archiving Policy.

Readers should consult the journal’s version of record for corrections, updates, or retraction notices and identify these when sharing affected articles.

Contact

For questions about open access, licensing, or permitted reuse, please contact the editorial office through the journal’s official Contact page.