Open Access Policy

 

Journal of Decision Support Systems and Multi-Criteria Decision Making is a fully open access scientific journal. All published articles are made freely and immediately available online without subscription or access fees. Readers can access the full text of published articles without registration or other access restrictions.

The journal supports the broad dissemination and responsible reuse of scholarly knowledge. Readers may read, download, copy, share, print, search, and link to published articles in accordance with the license applied to each article. Open access is provided immediately upon publication, with no embargo period.

Immediate and Free Access

All scholarly articles published by the journal are available online immediately after publication. The journal does not impose subscription requirements, registration requirements, or access barriers for readers.

Author Rights and Licensing

Authors retain the rights to their scholarly work in accordance with the journal's copyright and licensing policy. Published articles are distributed under an open license that defines how the work may be accessed, shared, reused, and adapted. The applicable license is clearly identified on the published article and its full-text version.

Access and Reuse

Users are permitted to access, download, cite, share, and reuse published content within the terms of the applicable open license. Any reuse must appropriately acknowledge the original authors and source of publication. Materials originating from third parties remain subject to their respective copyright and licensing conditions.

Long-Term Accessibility

The journal is committed to maintaining continued online access to its published scholarly content and supporting the long-term availability, discoverability, and preservation of the research it publishes.