The journal “International and Political Studies” adheres to an Open Access policy in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition. All articles are made freely available without time or financial restrictions immediately after the issue is published. Full-text access to the journal’s scientific publications is provided on the official website in the “Archives” section.

Open access ensures that all users may freely read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, cite, and link to the full texts of articles without prior permission from the publisher or the author.

Authors are also allowed to deposit the final published version (Publisher’s PDF) or the Author’s Accepted Manuscript (AAM) in any institutional or subject repository without restrictions or embargo.

The journal operates under the Creative Commons Attribution International (CC BY) license. 

Copyright

Authors publishing in “International and Political Studies” retain full copyright of their works. Submission of a manuscript to the editorial office implies granting the journal the right of first publication and a non-exclusive license for its distribution.

Thus, authors remain the holders of their intellectual property rights and may reuse, distribute, and archive their works, provided that reference is made to the first publication in this journal.