Open access policy

AUTHORS RETAIN THE COPYRIGHT TO THEIR WORK AND GRANT THE JOURNAL OF ADVANCED BUSINESS AND FINANCE STUDIES (JABFS) A LICENSE TO PUBLISH IT. JOURNAL OF ADVANCED BUSINESS AND FINANCE STUDIES (JABFS) IS A FULLY OPEN-ACCESS, PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL DEDICATED TO PUBLISHING CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH IN ADVANCED BUSINESS PRACTICES, FINANCIAL INNOVATIONS, CORPORATE STRATEGY, AND ECONOMIC POLICY. WE BELIEVE THAT ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE IN BUSINESS AND FINANCE AND BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN ACADEMIC THEORY AND PRACTICAL APPLICATION REQUIRES THE IMMEDIATE AND UNRESTRICTED SHARING OF RESEARCH ACROSS THE GLOBAL ACADEMIC, POLICY, AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY.

OUR OPEN ACCESS COMMITMENT:

  • IMMEDIATE AND PERMANENT FREE ACCESS: ALL ARTICLES ARE PUBLISHED ONLINE AND MADE FREELY AVAILABLE TO READERS IMMEDIATELY UPON PUBLICATION. NO SUBSCRIPTIONS, NO PAYWALLS, AND NO EMBARGO PERIODS APPLY. USERS ARE ALLOWED TO READ, DOWNLOAD, COPY, DISTRIBUTE, PRINT, SEARCH, OR LINK TO THE FULL TEXTS OF ARTICLES WITHOUT ASKING PRIOR PERMISSION FROM THE PUBLISHER OR THE AUTHOR. EVERY RESEARCH ARTICLE, REVIEW, CASE STUDY, AND THEORETICAL PAPER IS ACCESSIBLE TO RESEARCHERS, BUSINESS LEADERS, FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS, POLICYMAKERS, AND ACADEMIC SCHOLARS WORLDWIDE WITHOUT FINANCIAL OR INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS.

  • CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE: EVERY ARTICLE IS PUBLISHED UNDER THE CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION-NONCOMMERCIAL-NODERIVATIVES 4.0 INTERNATIONAL LICENSE (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). THIS LICENSE PERMITS ANYONE TO SHARE, COPY, AND REDISTRIBUTE THE MATERIAL IN ANY MEDIUM OR FORMAT, PROVIDED THAT:

    • ATTRIBUTION – PROPER CREDIT IS GIVEN TO THE ORIGINAL AUTHORS AND JOURNAL OF ADVANCED BUSINESS AND FINANCE STUDIES (JABFS).

    • NONCOMMERCIAL – THE MATERIAL MAY NOT BE USED FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES WITHOUT EXPLICIT PERMISSION FROM THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER.

    • NODERIVATIVES – IF USERS REMIX, TRANSFORM, OR BUILD UPON THE MATERIAL, THEY MAY NOT DISTRIBUTE THE MODIFIED MATERIAL.

  • AUTHORS RETAIN COPYRIGHT: AUTHORS HOLD FULL COPYRIGHT TO THEIR SCHOLARLY WORK AND GRANT JABFS A NON-EXCLUSIVE LICENSE TO PUBLISH AND DISTRIBUTE THE ARTICLE UNDER THE OPEN-ACCESS TERMS DESCRIBED ABOVE, ENSURING AUTHORS RETAIN CONTROL OVER THEIR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WHILE MAXIMIZING DISSEMINATION.

  • ADVANCING BUSINESS AND FINANCE KNOWLEDGE: AUTHORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DEPOSIT THEIR PUBLISHED ARTICLES IN INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORIES, PERSONAL WEBSITES, AND ACADEMIC NETWORKS TO ENSURE THAT ADVANCED RESEARCH IN BUSINESS AND FINANCE REACHES COLLEAGUES ACROSS DISCIPLINES AND BORDERS, FOSTERING EVIDENCE-BASED DECISION-MAKING AND INNOVATIVE FINANCIAL PRACTICES.

THIS POLICY ENSURES THAT RESEARCH IN ADVANCED BUSINESS AND FINANCE STUDIES ACHIEVES MAXIMUM VISIBILITY AND IMPACT WHILE RESPECTING THE INTEGRITY AND COMMERCIAL CONSIDERATIONS OF AUTHORS' WORK.