Open Access Policy

The Journal of Computer Science Artificial Intelligence and Communications (JOCSAIC) supports open scholarly communication by making its published research available to readers without subscription barriers, subject to the journal's applicable licensing and copyright terms.

Our Open Access Commitment

JOCSAIC provides immediate open access to its published scholarly articles. The journal recognizes that unrestricted access to research supports the exchange of knowledge, increases the visibility of scholarly work, and enables researchers, educators, students, professionals, and the wider public to engage with scientific findings.

Readers may access and read published articles without subscription fees or mandatory registration for access. Reuse, redistribution, and adaptation of published content are governed by the applicable Creative Commons license and its terms.

Access and Use of Published Articles

Subject to the applicable license, readers may use published content for lawful scholarly, educational, and other permitted purposes. The license determines the conditions for reuse and redistribution.

Creative Commons License

The JOCSAIC manuscript template identifies published articles as open access under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license. Under this license, users may share and adapt licensed material for any purpose, provided that they give appropriate attribution, link to the license, indicate whether changes were made, and distribute adaptations under the same license.

Author Rights and Responsibilities

Authors should review the journal's copyright, licensing, and publication agreement before submission. Authors are responsible for ensuring that they have the necessary rights to submit the work and that any third-party material is appropriately credited and licensed.

• Provide accurate authorship, affiliation, funding, and conflict-of-interest information.
• Ensure that the manuscript is original and that all sources are properly acknowledged.
• Obtain permission where required for third-party material not covered by an applicable exception or license.
• Respect the terms of the license when sharing or reusing published articles.

Open Access and Publication Charges

Open access means that readers can access published articles without subscription or access fees. It does not, by itself, determine whether authors are charged for publication services.

Any applicable submission fee, article processing charge, or publishing support contribution must be disclosed transparently in the journal's separate APC policy. Payment must not guarantee acceptance or influence peer-review outcomes.

Editorial Independence and Research Integrity

Open access does not change the journal's standards for editorial assessment, peer review, research integrity, and publication ethics. Manuscripts are evaluated according to the journal's editorial policies and scholarly criteria. Payment or eligibility for a waiver must not determine whether a manuscript is accepted.

Advancing Open Scholarly Communication

JOCSAIC supports the responsible dissemination of scholarly knowledge by providing open access to published research under clearly stated access, copyright, and licensing terms.