Open Access and copyright

This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or their institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.

Open access has gained tremendous support from both authors, who appreciate the increased visibility of their work, as well as science institutions and funders, who value the societal impact of freely available research results.

Article Processing Charges (APC):

To cover the cost of publication, authors pay an article processing charge (APC) for manuscripts accepted after double-blind peer review. There are no fees for rejected articles, no submission charges, and no surcharges based on the length of an article, figures or supplementary data. The APC is payable when your manuscript is editorially accepted and before publication, is charged to either you, or your funder, institution or employer.

Publication fee is 150 euro.

What are the benefits of open access publishing?

Open access publications are freely available online to all researchers at all times, maximizing the visibility, and thus the uptake and use of the work published.

Authors retain copyright

The use of a Creative Commons License enables authors/editors to retain copyright to their work. Publications can be reused and redistributed as long as the original author is correctly attributed. Additionally, they should provide sufficient detail in their articles to allow others to reproduce their work. This includes providing clear descriptions of methods, data, and software used.

Repository policy

Authors are allowed to deposit submitted version, accepted version and published version of their work in an institutional or other repository of their choice without any embargo.

No space constraints

Publishing online means unlimited space for supplementary material including figures, extensive data and video footage.

Citation tracking and inclusion in bibliographic databases

Open access journals are tracked for impact factors and are deposited into bibliographic databases and institutional repositories without any embargo period just as traditional journals.

Copyright licence:

Starting with Volume 4, Number 2, all articles are licenced via Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence.
(Some of the backward articles were registered via Creative Commons CC BY-NC 4.0 licence).