Open Access Policy

The Avicenna Anatolian Journal of Medicine has fully adopted an open-access policy in accordance with the principles of the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI). As defined by BOAI, open access allows "scientific articles that have undergone peer review to be freely accessible, readable, downloadable, copied, distributed, printed, scanned, linked to full texts, indexed, transmitted as data, and used for any lawful purpose without financial, legal, or technical barriers" (https://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/read).

All scientific articles published in the journal are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), ensuring free access while protecting authors' rights. The journal provides immediate open access to its peer-reviewed content, adhering to the principle of free dissemination of knowledge to support a greater global exchange of scientific and medical research.

The Avicenna Anatolian Journal of Medicine uses the Open Journal Systems (OJS) software to provide a seamless and globally accessible platform for publishing. This infrastructure allows unrestricted access to all published articles without requiring a subscription or user account. Readers worldwide can access, download, and utilize articles without any barriers.

The journal does not charge any fees for article submission, evaluation, or publication. Moreover, no copyright fees are paid to authors, emphasizing its commitment to fostering equitable and unrestricted access to high-quality scientific literature. All articles can be accessed free of charge via the journal’s official website.