International Journal of Management and Business Development (IJMBD)
eISSN: 3087-4084
The International Journal of Management and Business Development (IJMBD) is committed to the principles of open access publishing and the free dissemination of scholarly research. The journal aims to make high-quality research in management, business development, entrepreneurship, organizational studies, economics, and related fields openly accessible to researchers, practitioners, policymakers, educators, and the public worldwide.
1. Open Access Statement
IJMBD is a fully open-access journal. All articles published in the journal are immediately and permanently available online upon publication without any subscription, registration, or access fees for readers.
2. Free and Unrestricted Access
Readers are permitted to:
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Read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and link to the full texts of published articles.
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Use the published content for academic, educational, research, and other lawful scholarly purposes.
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Access published articles without financial, legal, or technical barriers, subject to the terms of the applicable open-access license.
3. Licensing and Usage Rights
All articles published in IJMBD are distributed under an open-access license that permits the reuse and distribution of published work, provided that:
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Proper attribution is given to the original author(s).
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The journal is acknowledged as the original source of publication.
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Appropriate citation details are retained.
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The integrity and scholarly context of the original work are preserved.
Any reuse of published material must include appropriate citation and acknowledgment of the original authors and the journal.
4. Author Rights
Authors publishing in IJMBD:
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Retain copyright of their published work, subject to the terms of the publication agreement.
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Grant the journal the right to publish, reproduce, disseminate, and make the article publicly available.
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May deposit the published version of their article in institutional repositories, personal websites, or recognized academic platforms without an embargo, subject to the applicable licensing terms.
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Retain the right to use their published work for legitimate academic, educational, and research purposes.
5. Article Processing Fees
While readers are not charged for accessing published articles, IJMBD may apply an Article Processing Fee (APF) to authors upon acceptance of a manuscript. Such fees may support editorial processing, peer review administration, publication, online hosting, digital preservation, and long-term archiving.
Detailed information regarding applicable Article Processing Fees, exemptions, or waivers is provided in the journal's Article Processing Fees section.
6. Archiving and Preservation
IJMBD is committed to the long-term digital preservation of all published scholarly content. Published articles are maintained through secure digital archiving and preservation practices to support continued accessibility, discoverability, and citation stability.
The journal endeavors to ensure that published research remains available to the scholarly community over the long term.
7. Commitment to Open Science
IJMBD supports the principles of open science and encourages transparency, accessibility, responsible dissemination, and the broad sharing of scholarly knowledge.
The journal promotes the dissemination of research findings in management and business development and encourages authors to follow recognized principles of research integrity, transparency, and reproducibility where applicable.
8. Policy Updates
The journal reserves the right to review and update this Open Access Policy when necessary to reflect changes in publishing practices, licensing requirements, technological developments, or applicable scholarly communication standards.
Any significant changes to this policy will be clearly communicated through the journal's official website.
International Journal of Management and Business Development (IJMBD)
eISSN: 3087-4084