Open Access Policy

SAPS Journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public is the most effective way to support the growth of knowledge. Authors share their work without restrictions and readers access all content for free. The journal is published under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 license. Authors retain copyright of their work. For more information see the copyright and licensing section below.

All articles are assigned a DOI number (Digital Object Identifier) whereby it becomes possible to search and cite them without delay.

SAPS Journal is accessible via the journal’s website at sapsjournal.net as well as via international search engines such as Google and Google Scholar

Copyright and Licensing

SAPS Journal is published under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 license, allowing third parties to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format, and to remix, transform, and build upon the material, for any purpose, even commercially, under the condition that appropriate credit is given, that a link to the license is provided, and that you indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.

Authors retain full copyright of their work.