Open Access

Open Access

The journal operates under a full Open Access model: all content is freely available to readers without subscription or paywall. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search the full texts, and link to them, provided that proper attribution is given to the authors and the journal.

All content is published under a Creative Commons license (e.g., CC BY 4.0) which permits reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium as long as the original author and source are credited.

Article Processing Charge

Academos Journal is an open-access journal and does not charge authors any fees for manuscript submission, peer review, or publication. There are no Article Processing Charges (APCs), submission fees, or publication fees. All accepted articles are published free of charge under the journal's Open Access policy. Editorial decisions are based exclusively on the scientific quality, originality, relevance, ethical compliance, and scholarly contribution of the submitted manuscript and are entirely independent of any financial considerations.

Archiving and Digital Preservation

To ensure the long-term preservation and accessibility of all published content, Academos journal adopts a multi-level archiving strategy:

  • Institutional Archiving: All published articles are preserved within the OJS platform of the journal and backed up on secure institutional servers.
  • National Legal Deposit: In accordance with the Law on Library Activity of the Republic of North Macedonia, digital copies of the journal are deposited in the National and University Library “St. Kliment Ohridski” – Skopje as part of the national legal deposit system.
  • International Preservation Networks: The journal participates in recognized global archiving systems such as the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN), ensuring long-term storage and redundancy.
  • Open Access Repositories: Authors and institutions are encouraged to self-archive published versions in institutional and subject-based repositories, in alignment with the journal’s open-access policy.

Through these measures, the journal guarantees that its content remains permanently accessible, citable, and protected against data loss.