Open Access Policies

The Acceso Científico Multidisciplinary Scientific Journal adopts the Diamond Open Access model, ensuring free, immediate, and unrestricted access to all published scientific content, with no charges for authors and no financial barriers for readers.

This editorial model is based on the principle that scientific knowledge should be available to the academic and professional communities, as well as to society at large, promoting its consultation, dissemination, reuse, and responsible application.

The journal promotes the open circulation of scientific knowledge as a means of strengthening research, encouraging academic cooperation, increasing the visibility of research results, and contributing to the democratization of access to scientific information.

Within the framework of this policy:

  • The journal does not charge Article Processing Charges (APCs).
  • No submission, peer review, editing, or publication fees are charged.
  • No subscriptions or payments are required to access published content.
  • All articles are freely and immediately available from the moment of publication.
  • Readers may access, download, copy, share, and reuse published content in accordance with the applicable license terms.
  • The journal does not impose embargo periods on access to published articles.

This model contributes to the global dissemination of scientific output, increases the accessibility of research results, and strengthens the circulation of knowledge within the national and international scientific community.

Copyright and Licensing

Authors retain the copyright to the works published in the Acceso Científico Multidisciplinary Scientific Journal.

Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

This license allows any user to:

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

Adapt: remix, transform, and build upon the published material.

Use the content for any purpose, including commercial purposes, provided that the attribution requirements established by the license are fulfilled.

Reuse of published content must comply with the following conditions:

  • Properly acknowledge the authorship of the work.
  • Cite the original source of publication.
  • Recognize the Acceso Científico Multidisciplinary Scientific Journal as the source of first publication.
  • Provide a link to the applicable license.
  • Clearly indicate whether any modifications, adaptations, or transformations have been made to the original content.
  • Not apply legal restrictions or technological measures that prevent others from exercising the rights permitted under the license.

The CC BY 4.0 license promotes the dissemination, reuse, and responsible adaptation of scientific knowledge while ensuring recognition of authorship and proper citation of the original source.

Right of First Publication

By accepting the publication of a manuscript in the Acceso Científico Multidisciplinary Scientific Journal, authors grant the journal the right of first publication of the article.

This right authorizes the journal to carry out the activities necessary for the editorial management and scientific dissemination of the work, including:

  • editorial review and copyediting;
  • publication on the journal platform;
  • academic dissemination;
  • digital preservation;
  • archiving;
  • metadata interoperability;
  • deposit in repositories;
  • inclusion in directories, indexes, academic search engines, and bibliographic databases;
  • dissemination through academic platforms and scientific information systems.

Granting the right of first publication does not imply the transfer of copyright ownership. Authors retain ownership of their works at all times.

Reuse and Distribution of Articles

Published articles may be reproduced, distributed, translated, adapted, reused, or incorporated into new works, provided that the conditions established by the CC BY 4.0 license are observed.

Reuse must include an appropriate reference to the original article, its authors, the journal, and the original source of publication.

When modifications, translations, or adaptations are made, it must be clearly indicated that the content has been modified from the original version.

Self-Archiving Policy

The journal allows and encourages the self-archiving of published articles.

Authors may deposit the published version of their articles in:

  • institutional repositories;
  • subject repositories;
  • national or international repositories;
  • institutional websites;
  • academic profiles;
  • academic networks;
  • scientific information systems.

Deposit may be made without an embargo period, provided that the original version published by the journal is properly cited and, when applicable, the article's persistent identifier or DOI is included.

Dissemination of Scientific Knowledge

The Acceso Científico Multidisciplinary Scientific Journal promotes broad dissemination of published articles through their inclusion and presence in:

  • academic repositories;
  • scientific journal directories;
  • bibliographic indexes;
  • scientific databases;
  • academic search engines;
  • discovery systems;
  • open science platforms.

These actions are intended to increase the visibility, accessibility, interoperability, and potential impact of the scientific output published by the journal.

Digital Preservation

The journal carries out actions aimed at ensuring the long-term preservation and availability of its digital content.

Articles, metadata, and editorial documents may be preserved through institutional storage systems, repositories, digital preservation platforms, and other technological mechanisms designed to guarantee continued access to published content.

Commitment to Open Science

Through this policy, the Acceso Científico Multidisciplinary Scientific Journal reaffirms its commitment to:

  • free access to scientific knowledge;
  • the elimination of financial barriers for authors and readers;
  • the preservation of authors' rights;
  • responsible reuse of published content;
  • editorial transparency;
  • interoperability of scientific information;
  • national and international dissemination of research;
  • strengthening open scholarly communication.

The journal considers open access to be a fundamental element for the development of research, academic cooperation, and the construction of more accessible, inclusive, and participatory science.

Creative Commons License

Articles published in the Acceso Científico Multidisciplinary Scientific Journal are distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This license allows users to share and adapt the content for any purpose, provided that proper attribution is given, the original source is cited, a link to the license is included, and any changes made are clearly indicated.