Open Access Journal Policy

Margalla Papers is an Open-Access Journal (free for everyone to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and cite). However, the editorial team expects readers/ users to take care of intellectual property rights, including copyright. The journal was made Open-Access in 2020 using Open Journal System (OJS) software, whereas previous volumes/ issues are also available on the website under the ARCHIVES tab.

Open Access Information

All research papers published by Margalla Papers are available worldwide under an Open-access Policy, which means:

  • Everyone has free and unlimited access to the full text of all papers published in Margalla Papers.
  • Everyone is free to re-use the published material if proper accreditation/ citation of the original publication is given.

Advantages for Author(s)

  • High Visibility—Open-access papers are free and unlimitedly accessible online. Everyone can freely access and download the full text of all research papers published in Margalla Papers. Open-access publications are also more likely to be included in search engines and indexing databases.
  • High Citations – Higher citation impact of open-access research papers results from their high publicity and availability, and free-access publications are more frequently cited.
  • Faster Publication – Accepted papers are typically published online more rapidly than in traditional and printed journals.