Open Access Statement

Research Horizon is committed to maintaining the highest standards in scholarly publishing, adhering to best practices in open access. The journal operates under the following principles:

Direct Open Access: We provide free, immediate access to all published content, ensuring that research is freely available to the public. This policy supports the global exchange of knowledge and fosters greater accessibility to scientific and academic information.

Copyright Retention: Authors retain full copyright of their work. They maintain the right to publish, distribute, and reuse their content without restrictions, ensuring their intellectual property remains under their control.

Long-Term Digital Preservation: All content is stored in long-term digital preservation and archiving programs. These measures ensure the permanence and continued accessibility of the journal’s articles for future generations of researchers and readers.

DOI Assignment: Each article is assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI), which serves as a permanent and unambiguous identifier, ensuring that the article can be easily and reliably accessed over time.

CC BY-SA License: We embed machine-readable information about the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license in all articles. This allows readers to freely share, adapt, and build upon the work, provided they attribute the original authors and share derivative works under the same license.

Article-Level Metadata: We provide article-level metadata to indexers and aggregators, ensuring that all published content can be accurately indexed and discovered in databases and search engines, further enhancing its visibility and impact.

This open access approach aligns with our commitment to fostering a transparent, accessible, and collaborative academic environment for the global research community.