Open Access Policy

No APC

Submission, peer review, processing, and publication of articles are carried out free of charge for authors (no Article Processing Charges – APCs). This reflects the university’s commitment to supporting the open dissemination of scholarly knowledge.

Licensing
All articles are published under the international Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence, which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The licensing terms ensure a balance between author rights and the needs of the scholarly community.

Licensing terms

All articles are published under the international Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence. This licence allows users to copy, distribute, adapt, and reproduce materials in any medium or format, provided the original author and source are properly cited. The application of the CC BY licence facilitates the widest possible dissemination and reuse of research findings within the global scholarly community. Authors retain copyright of their articles. By submitting a manuscript, authors grant the journal a non-exclusive licence to publish and distribute the article in print and electronic formats. This ensures that authors preserve the right to reuse their work for educational, scholarly, and professional purposes without additional permission from the editorial office.

Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge

Archiving and long-term preservation

Published articles are archived in the full-text database of the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine “Scientific Periodicals of Ukraine”, as well as in international open access services. This guarantees reliability, long-term preservation, and global accessibility for researchers, educators, and practitioners.

Research Data and Openness

Research data policy

The journal supports the principles of open science and encourages authors to ensure transparency in their research processes. Authors should provide sufficient information about the data obtained, as well as the methods of processing and analysis, to enable other researchers to verify, reproduce, or build upon the results.

FAIR principles

The journal encourages authors to follow the international FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable), which promote the discoverability, accessibility, interoperability, and reusability of data. Adherence to FAIR principles increases the scientific value of research and supports its integration into the global scholarly ecosystem.

CARE principles and sensitive data

For research involving sensitive data (e.g., data on vulnerable groups, personal information, or ethnographic materials), authors must respect the CARE principles (Collective benefit, Authority to control, Responsibility, Ethics). This means acting for the benefit of communities, ensuring their authority to control data, taking responsibility for its use, and adhering to ethical standards. The requirement for openness does not override the need to protect privacy or comply with applicable legislation.

Encouragement to share data

Authors are encouraged to deposit the datasets used in their research in trusted open repositories that ensure long-term preservation and free access (e.g., Zenodo, Figshare, OSF, or other reliable platforms). References to such repositories should be included in the manuscript and provided as persistent identifiers (e.g., DOI).