Open Access Policy
Dedication to Open Access.
The International Journal of South Asian and Global South Studies is a completely open-access journal. The articles published are all free to access online without any form of subscription or access fee.
The journal is determined to make academic research accessible to a worldwide audience, both the scholar, students and resource-limited institutions.
Free and Instant Access.
Everything can be accessed as soon as it is published. Readers can:
Read, download and share articles at will.
Get current and archived issues anytime.
Use content for academic and research purposes.
There is no fee or registration to view the journal material.
Author Rights
Authors maintain the copyright of their work, and the journal is given the right to publish and distribute the work.
Authors have permission to:
- publicise their publication on personal or institutional networks.
- Teach and research with their articles.
- Store their work in repositories, citing it appropriately.
Licensing Terms
Each of the articles is released under a standard open access license that allows using, distributing, and reproducing the original work, but only with appropriate referencing.
Users should make sure that:
- Proper credit is given to the author(s)
- The source of publication is clearly acknowledged
- The content is not misrepresented
No Access Barriers
The journal is not limited by financial or technical means. This will facilitate increased knowledge sharing and facilitate interregional academic cooperation.
Ethical Use of Content.
Although the content is provided free of charge, the users are required to observe the ethical conduct of academics. Citing and using published material properly and responsibly should be done at all times
