Open Access Policy

 

The International Journal of Dental Discovery and Research (IJDDR) is a fully open-access, peer-reviewed scholarly journal committed to the free and unrestricted dissemination of scientific knowledge in the field of dental sciences. The journal believes that open access enhances the global exchange of research, increases visibility, and accelerates the impact of scholarly work.

All articles published in IJDDR are made immediately and permanently available online without any subscription fees, registration requirements, or access barriers. Readers are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles without prior permission from the publisher, provided proper attribution is given to the original authors and source.

Open Access Model

IJDDR operates under the Gold Open Access model, ensuring that the final published version of every article is freely accessible to all users worldwide upon publication. The journal does not impose embargo periods on its content.

Copyright and Licensing

Authors publishing in IJDDR retain the copyright of their work. By submitting and publishing their manuscripts, authors grant the journal the right to publish and disseminate the work.

All published articles are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial (CC BY-NC) License, which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Author Rights

Authors are permitted to:

  • Share the published version of their article on personal websites, institutional repositories, and academic platforms

  • Use the content for teaching, research, and scholarly communication

  • Distribute copies of the article for academic and non-commercial purposes with appropriate citation

Reader Rights

Readers are free to:

  • Access full-text articles without restriction

  • Use, share, and cite published content for research and educational purposes

  • Link to and distribute articles with proper attribution

Article Processing Charges (APC)

IJDDR is committed to transparency in its open-access publishing model.

  • Any Article Processing Charges (APCs), if applicable, are clearly communicated to authors after manuscript acceptance.

  • There are no submission fees charged to authors.

  • Editorial and peer review decisions are completely independent of APCs.

Archiving and Preservation

To ensure long-term accessibility and preservation of published content, IJDDR supports digital archiving and encourages inclusion in recognized repositories and preservation services.

Compliance with International Standards

The open access policy of IJDDR aligns with the principles of the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) and meets the expectations of major abstracting and indexing databases, including Scopus and DOAJ.