Open Access Policy

Open Access Policy

The Worldwide Journal of Creative Research and Thoughts (WJCRT) is a fully open-access, peer-reviewed international scholarly journal dedicated to the unrestricted dissemination of scientific knowledge, innovative research, creative scholarship, and interdisciplinary academic contributions. The journal believes that research should be freely available to everyone without financial, legal, or technical barriers, thereby promoting global knowledge exchange, academic collaboration, innovation, and evidence-based decision making.

All articles published in WJCRT are made immediately and permanently available online upon publication without subscription fees, registration requirements, or access restrictions. Readers throughout the world may freely access the complete contents of the journal regardless of their geographical location, institutional affiliation, or economic status.

Open Access Principles

WJCRT follows internationally accepted principles of open-access scholarly publishing that encourage the widest possible dissemination of academic knowledge while protecting the intellectual rights of authors. The journal supports the philosophy that scholarly research should be accessible to researchers, educators, students, policymakers, professionals, industries, government agencies, and the general public without unnecessary restrictions.

The journal's open-access publishing model promotes:

  • Immediate worldwide access to published research.
  • Removal of financial barriers for readers.
  • Greater visibility of scholarly publications.
  • Higher citation potential and research impact.
  • International academic collaboration.
  • Interdisciplinary knowledge exchange.
  • Long-term preservation of scholarly literature.
  • Support for innovation, education, and scientific advancement.

Immediate and Free Access

Immediately after publication, every article becomes freely available through the journal website without embargo periods or subscription requirements. Readers may access the complete published version without requesting permission from either the journal or the authors.

Users are permitted to:

  • Read full-text articles online.
  • Download articles free of charge.
  • Print published articles.
  • Share articles with colleagues and students.
  • Distribute articles through educational and research platforms.
  • Link directly to published articles.
  • Use articles for teaching, learning, research, and scholarly communication.
  • Include properly cited articles in institutional repositories and academic collections where permitted by the applicable licence.

Copyright Ownership

Authors publishing in WJCRT retain full copyright ownership of their scholarly work. Publication in the journal does not transfer copyright ownership to the publisher.

By submitting and publishing their manuscript, authors grant WJCRT a non-exclusive worldwide licence to:

  • Publish the accepted article.
  • Distribute the work electronically and, where applicable, in print.
  • Archive the published version.
  • Preserve the scholarly record.
  • Index and disseminate metadata through scholarly discovery services.
  • Maintain permanent access to the published article.

Because this licence is non-exclusive, authors remain free to use, distribute, archive, and reuse their own work in accordance with the journal's licensing policy.

Creative Commons Licence

Unless otherwise specified, articles published by WJCRT are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Licence.

This licence permits users to:

  • Share published work.
  • Copy and redistribute articles.
  • Adapt and build upon published research.
  • Translate articles.
  • Create derivative academic works.
  • Reuse figures and tables where copyright permits.
  • Distribute content in any medium or format.
  • Use published work for both academic and commercial purposes, provided proper attribution is given to the original author(s) and source.

Users must always provide appropriate acknowledgement to the original author(s), cite the journal as the original source of publication, include a reference to the applicable Creative Commons licence, and clearly indicate whether any modifications have been made.

Author Rights

Authors retain extensive rights over their published work. They may:

  • Deposit the published Version of Record in institutional repositories.
  • Archive articles in subject repositories.
  • Share publications through personal and institutional websites.
  • Upload articles to academic networking platforms where permitted.
  • Use articles in teaching materials and conference presentations.
  • Include published work in books, theses, dissertations, and future scholarly publications.
  • Distribute copies for educational and research purposes.

No additional permission from the journal is required for these activities provided that appropriate citation of the original publication is maintained.

Reader Rights

Readers throughout the world enjoy unrestricted access to all published content. They may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, cite, and link to published articles without payment or subscription, subject to the applicable licence terms and proper attribution requirements.

Article Processing Charges (APCs)

WJCRT does not charge readers for accessing published content. Where an Article Processing Charge (APC) applies for accepted manuscripts, complete details are published transparently on the journal website and communicated to authors before publication.

The payment or non-payment of an APC has absolutely no influence on editorial evaluation, peer review, or publication decisions. Editorial decisions are based exclusively on originality, academic quality, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, and relevance to the journal's scope.

Long-Term Preservation and Accessibility

WJCRT is committed to ensuring the permanent preservation and long-term accessibility of published scholarly content. Published articles are archived using appropriate digital preservation practices designed to maintain the integrity, discoverability, and availability of the scholarly record for future generations of researchers.

Where applicable, articles may also be preserved through institutional repositories, recognized digital archives, indexing databases, and other scholarly preservation services in accordance with the journal's archiving policy.

Commitment to Open Scholarship

WJCRT supports the principles of open science, transparent scholarship, responsible research, and unrestricted academic communication. The journal believes that freely accessible research accelerates scientific discovery, enhances interdisciplinary collaboration, supports evidence-based policy development, improves educational opportunities, and contributes to global innovation.

By adopting an open-access publishing model, WJCRT seeks to maximize the visibility, accessibility, usability, and long-term impact of scholarly research while ensuring that authors receive appropriate recognition for their intellectual contributions.