Open Access Policy
Open Access Statement
Milky Way Scientific Journal (MWSJ) provides immediate and unrestricted open access to all published content. All articles are freely available to read, download, and share without subscription or access fees, ensuring global visibility and maximum dissemination of research.
License
Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license.
Users may share the work for non-commercial purposes with proper credit to the authors and the journal. Adaptations or derivative works are not permitted for redistribution.
License text: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Copyright
Authors retain the copyright of their works. Upon acceptance, authors grant the publisher a non-exclusive right to publish the work and identify Milky Way Scientific Journal (MWSJ) as the venue of first publication.
Attribution and Linking
When sharing, please include a proper citation of the article along with a link to the article page on the journal’s website and its Digital Object Identifier (DOI).
Each article is registered with Crossref under the prefix 10.65021.
Self-Archiving
Authors may deposit the published PDF on personal, institutional, or non-commercial repositories, provided that a proper citation and a link to the official journal version (with DOI) are included. Redistribution of modified versions is not allowed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.
Article Processing Charges (APCs)
To sustain high-quality open access publishing, MWSJ applies an Article Processing Charge (APC) of 150 USD per accepted article.
This fee covers all essential publishing services, including:
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Turnitin plagiarism screening and verification
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Double-blind peer review process
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Professional editing and typesetting
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DOI registration and metadata deposit with Crossref
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Online hosting, website maintenance, and domain services
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Long-term digital archiving and indexing support
There are no submission fees or hidden charges.
